Skylark Touring

[67rstbkt]

Originally Posted by Macbuick

sorry if i seem a little stupid, but what do you call a crush sleeve and a solid sleeve ? what is the difference ?
Is it the little tube that you use to set preload on the pinion?
i only got the one in the new bearing kit....
i try to do my best with all mechanical terms but some are

David

Sorry, yes, that's the crush sleeve. If you look at your old one, you'll notice that it's shorter and "crushed down" when compared to the new one. Once you do your final assembly, install the new crush sleeve and torque down on the pinion nut. This is where is gets tricky, go too tight and the crush sleeve is ruined (ask how I know ) You should have a spec. for pinion preload, it should be in inch pounds. You'll need a needle type inch pound torque wrench to measure the preload. Basically just turn the pinion nut; spinning the pinion/bearing assembly, generally speaking the specification for this measurement is usually around 10 inch pounds with a new bearing (check your specs). Also you do this without the ring gear assemble installed. Read through that link I gave you, you may have to look through several of his installs to get the whole picture, but it's good info.

FYI, a solid spacer is used instead of a crush sleeve. It's stronger and reuseable, since you do not crush it, you add shims until you reach the desired preload. Does this make sense? I know it seems like a lot, but take your time through the steps and it will be fine. I've done three so far and all are still fine because I followed all the steps. Good luck.

[Macbuick]

I wanted a running car while the Buick is under construction, so i bought this Elky with some work.



it needs a paint (of course) some welding on the rear window area, new ball joints and some cosmetic job on the interior.

I tried the 18" wheels and some photoshop to lower it so much.
I think i will have to use dropped spindles, tomorrow i'm gonna measure the distance it needs to be lowered.



it's a 71 from California (even with the rust!), V8, auto, no airco, power brakes and steering, front discs. It was originally metallic light green and i hesitate to paint it that way or white as it is now...

[srh3trinity]

What wheels are those? What size wheels/tires are on it?

[ElkyZO6]

Congrats on the el camino. I would also like to know the tire size.

[Macbuick]

Originally Posted by srh3trinity

What wheels are those? What size wheels/tires are on it?

The wheels are OZ (but i don't know the model!) i bought them second hand.
They are 8.5x18 and 10x18
Tyres are 235/40/18 (but 245 would suits better)and 285/40/18 .

[ElkyZO6]

Thanks. I think they look awesome on there.

[4thechallenge]

Beautiful l beautiful beautiful....

[Macbuick]

see now this thread: https://lateral-g.net/forums/show...d=1#post301422

[Macbuick]

as the el camino parts had to be sandblasted, i took the Skylark rear axle with me to apply the same treatment

[Macbuick]

Hi,

I have a dilema,
I have a B&M shifter for my Buick, in a first though i went to place it over my console, but it's too huge, so i could remove the cover and drop it inside the console and make a boot to fill the gap.




But i don't know if the result will be pleasant....
So i had another idea, buy another shifter : the B&M Unimatic which has a manual look and would perhaps better suits the console !






Here you can see the plate i made to suits the console and install 2 switches, fuel and ignition.




Let me know what you would do.....
THX

David