I got it installed! It looks like I was not the first person in here. Not surprising for a 72 year old truck. I did freeze the bushing but it still would not go in. It looks like there is a sleeve in the tube( ???Not sure what it is???) and the seal that is in there is 6 inches down the tube.
I filed down the thread like area of the Okie until I could get it in. I must have tried 5 or 6 times until it went in snugly. Then I beat the snot out of it with a 3 pound hammer and a piece of hardwood for the bushing end of the Okie went inside the torque tube. Now I'm going to de-grease the cross member and some other parts and give everything a good coat of paint before putting it all back together. If the weather holds up, I will make the 100 mile trip to a car show on the boardwalk next weekend in Sea Isle City NJ. It's a long trip in this old farm truck!!
Thanks to all!! I learned a lot Gary
1946 1/2 ton Chevy Pickup 1954 235 cu in 3 speed on the floor
