I’m wrapping up the engine swap, late fifties 261.
While installing the driveline back onto the trans, new cork rings, new paper spacers, Tires sitting on the ground.
I notice that the ball doesn’t quite line up side to side at the transmission by about 1/2 “, It pulls into place with a small
amount of side muscle. It seems cocked off to the left. I looked at the axle mounts at the springs
thinking they could be knocked off kilter, but the shackles that mount directly to the axle and the springs, I think are dowelled
in place, so I doubt they could move out of place. Unless a dowel sheared off, but unlikely.
I really didn’t notice this when I disassembled it the last couple of times.
I’m thinking might be that the frame is tweaked out of shape.
Anyway, it pushes into place and bolts up, and probably will run fine like that,
just puzzling over it.
