Broken axle

[egon]

http://www.allpar.com/mopar.html

You are probably aware ofthis website already but just in case. It may have the information you were asking about.

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Egon

[egon]

Pete:

That's terriffic news.

Egon

[Boondox]

Dave -- Yup, it's the 315 poly. Those scalloped valve covers sure do look odd!

Pete

[CJDave]

I'm amazed that I can still remember that! [img]/forums/images/icons/smile.gif[/img] I've swapped a lot of those out for the 318 engines. The achilles heel of the 315's was the inadequate drainage from the upper valve gear. [img]/forums/images/icons/frown.gif[/img] The holes were too small, and if the owner didn't keep the oil clean it was sludge city! [img]/forums/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] Those engines also came with "shim" headgaskets and would occasionally begin leaking and have to be converted to regular gaskets. [img]/forums/images/icons/crazy.gif[/img]

[Boondox]

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Wow, what a great source of knowledge you've turned out to be! I'm a little nervous about the amount of crud that remained in the drain pan after the oil was removed. Doubly so now. Seems like Dodge had a thing about oil flow. That was also one of the shortcomings of the flathead six in my other truck!

Pete

[CJDave]

The Mopar engines had a VERY healthy oil pump, and big oil passages. If there was any problem it was definitely in the area of "drainback" from the top end of the engine back to the pan. [img]/forums/images/icons/crazy.gif[/img] Also, you have to remember that those engines had just a road draft tube, no closed crankcase system. If I were you, I would convert the engine to closed crankcase and establish some "flow" through the interior to better sweep out the sludge-causing fumes and by products of combustion. [img]/forums/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] I love those sturdy Mopar "A" engines, and the first time I laid eyes on a double-rocker Chrysler it was definitely love at first sight. [img]/forums/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[margaret]

Ethan, our green 57 Dodge truck, has a broken rear axle. Looks like he was driven over a large rock at some point. Lots of superficial damage underneath, with a bent and poorly repaired driveshaft. And of course that lack of balance was transmitted to the rear and led eventually to the axle breaking.

I have the rear end of a 70 Dart (8 3/4) I'd like to swap out, but the mounts where the

leaf sprigs are fastened are 5/8" further apart than stock. Is it difficult to move these in a bit and reweld them? Never done that sort of thing before, and am not even sure it's possible. But I hope so...I sure would like that gearing! [img]/forums/images/icons/crazy.gif[/img]

Pete

hi i just wanna ask for an apology for making this thread up after a long years. but i had a problem with my leaf springs and i need to reinstall that one. can you tell me on where to buy that one? any response please.