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Hobcobble
With no lock-out hubs, you're still turning the front axle internals
in 2wd. With lock-outs, just your wheels are turning. If your axle
gear ratios are 4.88 or lower, you'll be winding the engine out pretty
good trying to make 60mph.
A local Sweptline friend of mine had some beefier linings made up
for his W300. The drums are made of "unobtanium".... so treat them
well. I've heard of some guys spray welding their drums and turning
them back to spec but have never seen a finished product. Perhaps its
something to investigate?
The steering box has a bearing pre-load adjuster. Its my understanding
that play cannot be remedied via the pre-load adjuster. You can check
with Bud Thorpe on steering box refurbishing as he's been rebuilding
boxes for a long time. If it can be rebuilt, he could likely assist.
As mentioned by others, your truck would have been originally equipped
with the NP420 tranny. These have no synchro into 2nd & 1st gears.
Nice looking '61 by the way! I believe someone on the other Sweptline
site posted a link to the ebay auction.... or was it Craigslist?
I'm a '61 Dart Truck owner myself.... I'm in the process of converting
my D200 to a W200. Good luck with yours.
John
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New '61 W300 | 2065 | rjstick | 10/23/2013 11:38AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 619 | Kaegi | 10/23/2013 12:32PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 629 | rjstick | 10/23/2013 12:55PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 624 | Kaegi | 10/24/2013 08:52PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 576 | rjstick | 10/25/2013 08:54AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 627 | Kaegi | 10/25/2013 11:40AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 534 | rjstick | 10/25/2013 12:08PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 573 | Kaegi | 10/25/2013 10:02PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 536 | rjstick | 10/26/2013 07:07AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 576 | Kaegi | 10/26/2013 02:00PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 581 | swptln | 10/23/2013 06:36PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 622 | rjstick | 10/24/2013 06:59AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 605 | PwrWgnDrvr | 10/24/2013 09:13AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 585 | rjstick | 10/24/2013 10:01AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 556 | rjstick | 10/24/2013 10:05AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 654 | PwrWgnDrvr | 10/23/2013 11:29PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 534 | rjstick | 10/24/2013 07:02AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 773 | PowerMan | 10/24/2013 10:33AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 517 | rjstick | 10/24/2013 11:52AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 653 | Hobcobble | 10/24/2013 11:28AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 524 | rjstick | 10/24/2013 11:46AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 591 | PowerMan | 10/24/2013 01:15PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 564 | swptln | 10/24/2013 06:38PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 565 | PwrWgnDrvr | 10/24/2013 06:58PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 516 | rjstick | 10/24/2013 09:07PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 561 | PwrWgnDrvr | 10/24/2013 10:22PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 505 | rjstick | 10/25/2013 06:31AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 557 | PwrWgnDrvr | 10/25/2013 08:27PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 532 | rjstick | 10/26/2013 05:49AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 570 | swptln | 10/27/2013 04:41PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 581 | rjstick | 10/27/2013 04:48PM |
Locking Hubs | 568 | rjstick | 10/31/2013 12:00PM |
Re: Locking Hubs | 735 | Kaegi | 10/31/2013 08:45PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 567 | rjstick | 10/25/2013 07:09AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 643 | Hobcobble | 10/25/2013 08:36AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 581 | rjstick | 10/25/2013 08:58AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 545 | Hobcobble | 10/25/2013 08:42AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 551 | rjstick | 10/25/2013 08:57AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 627 | Kaegi | 10/25/2013 11:48AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 560 | Hobcobble | 10/26/2013 07:37AM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 505 | JimmieD | 10/27/2013 09:20PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 613 | JimmieD | 10/27/2013 09:57PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 543 | JimmieD | 10/28/2013 08:38PM |
Re: New '61 W300 | 569 | rjstick | 10/28/2013 09:08PM |
Dash controls question | 529 | rjstick | 10/29/2013 12:04PM |
Re: Dash controls question | 591 | Kaegi | 10/29/2013 06:26PM |
Re: Dash controls question | 699 | Kaegi | 10/29/2013 06:28PM |
Re: Dash controls question | 541 | rjstick | 10/29/2013 08:07PM |
Re: Dash controls question | 571 | PwrWgnDrvr | 10/29/2013 09:36PM |
Re: Dash controls question | 563 | rjstick | 10/30/2013 09:14AM |
Re: Dash controls question | 542 | Kaegi | 10/30/2013 11:26AM |
Re: Dash controls question | 615 | rjstick | 10/30/2013 11:52AM |
Re: Dash controls question | 636 | Kaegi | 10/30/2013 11:59PM |