Jay, my rear end is late 1942 original equipment. Unmodified, but somewhat
spreadout from continual use.
How many miles are on your Series V differential? When I took mine apart
(speedo broke at 67,000 miles) every bolt was removeable by finger. I would
think you might have the only one that has held together like it was
supposed to. Hate to ask a stupid question after making the smart ass quip,
but what is self adjusting on your unit? Brakes?? If so, that's how mine
is equiped.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 12:18 PM
Subject: Loose Differential Ring Bolts
> I bummed and happy to say that after going to all the trouble to pull out
> my differential to check the ring bolts, I found not a single loose one.
> They were fully tight, and fully held in by the factory locking washers.
> After all those stories of people finding loose bolts, ones that could be
> turned by hand, I had visions of massive impending disaster. I don't know
> if it means anything, but my rear end is an early SV self adjusting one.
>
> Jay
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