The Ford Barn - View Single Post

Flathead Fever · 05-12-2019, 06:57 PM

The only difference is the Model A and early '32 have a tapered driveshaft with a key way in the pinion gear. Plus the later rear ends have the extra straddle mounted bearing on the end of the pinion which is a stronger setup. Setting up the gear pattern, backlash and pre-load are done exactly the same way. If you cannot set a later rear end up properly you can't do the earlier ones either.

I rather rebuild the later ones. After the battle I had getting a tapered '32 driveshaft out of the '32 pinion gear. A soaking in penetrating oil, a hydraulic press and heat from a rose bud torch would not break that tapered fit a part. I eventually destroyed the end of the driveshaft pressing on it. I should have just torched the gear off or split the gear with a grinder.

05-12-2019, 06:57 PM	#10
Flathead Fever Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 1,094	Re: Help with a noisy Banjo rear end. The only difference is the Model A and early '32 have a tapered driveshaft with a key way in the pinion gear. Plus the later rear ends have the extra straddle mounted bearing on the end of the pinion which is a stronger setup. Setting up the gear pattern, backlash and pre-load are done exactly the same way. If you cannot set a later rear end up properly you can't do the earlier ones either. I rather rebuild the later ones. After the battle I had getting a tapered '32 driveshaft out of the '32 pinion gear. A soaking in penetrating oil, a hydraulic press and heat from a rose bud torch would not break that tapered fit a part. I eventually destroyed the end of the driveshaft pressing on it. I should have just torched the gear off or split the gear with a grinder.