Rear main seal started leaking really bad so I decided to replace it….not a small effort. Started back in August thinking I could do it in a weekend…didn’t happen. I now have everything 95% back together and I have a bolt that I can’t figure out where it came from. Normally I am meticulous about this stuff so I have no clue…I also have an 8 year old that likes to help by organizing my parts. Anybody that can identify where this goes it would be much appreciated.
That is the type of bolt that goes in the differential to hold the front pinion bearing in. There are 3 that are used. I don’t remember that type of bolt used anywhere else.
Similar appearance, but that one's oil soaked, and the thread is different, IMHO. Jerry
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The real question is why would the OP run into a random pinion bearing bolt while addressing a main bearing issue? He did mention an 8 year old "parts organizer".
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
The real question is why would the OP run into a random pinion bearing bolt while addressing a main bearing issue? He did mention an 8 year old "parts organizer".
That brings back memories to when I was a kid - maybe younger than eight. My brother and I were at my grandparents' farm. My grandfather was a tool and die maker and had all kinds of cool stuff.
Well one day we found a cabinet with a zillion drawers. Each drawer was filled with nuts , bolts, washers, fasteners, etc. We started playing with all the neat little pieces.
Later on my grandfather confronted us about mixing up his "washers". We vigorously denied having anything to do with any washers. He kept on us and we kept denying it. He was very disappointed in us for "lying".
It wasn't until years later that I realized what he was talking about. We didn't know what the word "washers" meant. We thought he was talking about some sort of cleaning stuff or the washing machine. We'd never heard of little circles with holes in them called washers, before.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
That's the bolt that holds the oil pump in place. There is a round notch in the oil pump housing that when the bolt is screwed in, that tapered end of the bolt screws into that notch. You may have to wiggle the pump around to get the bolt to go into the notch. Then it is just snugged up (not tight) then torque the nut to hold the bolt in place. Also you may have to turn the crank to get the bolt started.
51 GMC 100 with 59 chevy 261 under the hood. 3 on the floor with 3.42 gear.
