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1Tudoor · 05-06-2018, 04:02 PM

Looking at the u joint clamshell cover , there are the 4 fastening nuts and at about the 4 o'clock position a protruding bolt ? ( so total of 5 holes in the cover )
Can someone tell me what the bolt is for how it should be treated ?

Thanks
Bob

lotsagas4u · 05-06-2018, 04:04 PM

Ground strap bolt for positive battery cable

1Tudoor · 05-06-2018, 04:31 PM

Thank you !

David J · 05-06-2018, 04:32 PM

The bolt goes top left . You are describing it upside down .

1Tudoor · 05-07-2018, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David J

The bolt goes top left . You are describing it upside down .

Possibly some are top left --this one is bottom right as mentioned

Seems a ridiculous place to machine for & run a ground strap ?

David J · 05-07-2018, 11:08 AM

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They fit either way .

Bottom right = upside down .

DavidG · 05-07-2018, 12:45 PM

Unless your '34 is RHD V8, that nut was originally intended to be on the left side, closest to the battery and its terminals, a most logical position, as David J indicates. It would seem that somewhere along the way someone inadvertently assembled your torque tube-to-transmission retainer upside down.

1Tudoor · 05-10-2018, 03:17 PM

I agree most logical would be upper left . As mentioned , some one must have rotated it unknowingly . Either way , to get a good ground there are many other more handy & cheaper places than inside that cover from a user & mfg cost effective standpoint .

DavidG · 05-10-2018, 07:05 PM

Not necessarily given that the battery and its cables were originally installed before the body was placed on the chassis and it is a direct ground connection to the engine block via the transmission case. Further, service engineering was not in vogue during that era. Were it otherwise, the distributor would not be buried down in front of the engine.

05-06-2018, 04:02 PM	#1
1Tudoor Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Upstate in NY's beautifull hills Posts: 173	34 clamshell cover has 4 nuts & a thru bolt ? Looking at the u joint clamshell cover , there are the 4 fastening nuts and at about the 4 o'clock position a protruding bolt ? ( so total of 5 holes in the cover ) Can someone tell me what the bolt is for how it should be treated ? Thanks Bob __________________ Progress is our most important problem

05-06-2018, 04:04 PM	#2
lotsagas4u Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Plainview, Texas Posts: 757	Re: 34 clamshell cover has 4 nuts & a thru bolt ? Ground strap bolt for positive battery cable

05-06-2018, 04:31 PM	#3
1Tudoor Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Upstate in NY's beautifull hills Posts: 173	Re: 34 clamshell cover has 4 nuts & a thru bolt ? Thank you ! __________________ Progress is our most important problem

05-06-2018, 04:32 PM	#4
David J Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: St Croix Falls WI Posts: 2,080	Re: 34 clamshell cover has 4 nuts & a thru bolt ? The bolt goes top left . You are describing it upside down .

05-07-2018, 11:08 AM	#6
David J Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: St Croix Falls WI Posts: 2,080	Re: 34 clamshell cover has 4 nuts & a thru bolt ? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) They fit either way . Bottom right = upside down .

05-07-2018, 12:45 PM	#7
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,101	Re: 34 clamshell cover has 4 nuts & a thru bolt ? Unless your '34 is RHD V8, that nut was originally intended to be on the left side, closest to the battery and its terminals, a most logical position, as David J indicates. It would seem that somewhere along the way someone inadvertently assembled your torque tube-to-transmission retainer upside down.

05-10-2018, 03:17 PM	#8
1Tudoor Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Upstate in NY's beautifull hills Posts: 173	Re: 34 clamshell cover has 4 nuts & a thru bolt ? I agree most logical would be upper left . As mentioned , some one must have rotated it unknowingly . Either way , to get a good ground there are many other more handy & cheaper places than inside that cover from a user & mfg cost effective standpoint . __________________ Progress is our most important problem

05-10-2018, 07:05 PM	#9
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,101	Re: 34 clamshell cover has 4 nuts & a thru bolt ? Not necessarily given that the battery and its cables were originally installed before the body was placed on the chassis and it is a direct ground connection to the engine block via the transmission case. Further, service engineering was not in vogue during that era. Were it otherwise, the distributor would not be buried down in front of the engine.