Beautiful Cars! One day hopefully my stable looks as clean as yours! That's a dental waxing instrument and your "dental" drill is a bit bigger than mine! Were you a dentist?
1969 Dodge Dart Swinger clean up
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727.. same seals for either.
Only a Dentist would call them waxing tools. Anyone else calls them dental picks.. those things the gals make your gums bleed with! Every time I'm at the dentist I ask them for all the stuff they're throwing out. As for the drill, that's Terry's @1969dodgedart favourite "borrow" item! I build airplanes with it....
Great jobNot pulling a non leaking pan or playing with a valve body to change a couple of seals. That drill and I have a long understanding relationship!!Headers certainly made it a PITA though... hate the things.
moparmat2000
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Yup, I have a 90° drill myself. Dont build airplanes with it, but I do fix them with it. Pan American. Damn thing was $200. I love how you changed the seals out without pulling the valve body. I dont think I could do it your way without damaging stuff. Kudos to you.
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Got the old noise cans off and the new Dynaflow 17733's on and buttoned back up. Always baffled by the "my car won't start after it sits for more than a week" crowd, this thing hasn't been fired up since late November. Tap, tap, crank, stop, two taps, crank and she makes noise!
No transmission fluid puddle under the car this morning, nice to see! Wiping things off and noting how well the cosmoline dipped lower control arms and all the bare steel coating in Boeshield T-9 is holding up.
Nice, but I don't want to see it again this year...
Quick dust wipe down, fluids check and we're out from under the hood.
SOOOO nice to find that the last guy ground the limiter peg off the vent glass holder post, so I was able to just pull it out vs tearing the entire interior off the door and having to remove the entire glass/frame assembly out of the door to change the glass holder.
Now to separate the glass from the holder without breaking it and then to install the glass to the new pit free holder. Repeat for the other side.
Nice, but I don't want to see it again this year...
Quick dust wipe down, fluids check and we're out from under the hood.
SOOOO nice to find that the last guy ground the limiter peg off the vent glass holder post, so I was able to just pull it out vs tearing the entire interior off the door and having to remove the entire glass/frame assembly out of the door to change the glass holder.
Now to separate the glass from the holder without breaking it and then to install the glass to the new pit free holder. Repeat for the other side.
No need to buy anything. I have rolls and rolls of setting tape, it's not butyl that was used.
Passenger side came apart very easily, just by rocking the glass back and forth.
Drivers side, someone injected some super glue or something. Glass clamped to the table on top of some bubble wrap.
Close your eyes....
Held pressure for almost 5 minutes and then it finally started to lift.
All cleaned up ready for their new holders.
First we need the lock knobs off the old ones
Punching out the small retainer pin. You don't need to fully remove it, just far enough so it clears the post hole.
New base, wavy washer and the lock knob. Lock knob took a trip to the buffer and back.
A bit of white grease on the shafts and then assemble. Wavy washer and then the lock knob.
Channel locks to press the pin back in flush.
Drivers side, someone injected some super glue or something. Glass clamped to the table on top of some bubble wrap.
Close your eyes....
Held pressure for almost 5 minutes and then it finally started to lift.
All cleaned up ready for their new holders.
First we need the lock knobs off the old ones
Punching out the small retainer pin. You don't need to fully remove it, just far enough so it clears the post hole.
New base, wavy washer and the lock knob. Lock knob took a trip to the buffer and back.
A bit of white grease on the shafts and then assemble. Wavy washer and then the lock knob.
Channel locks to press the pin back in flush.
Glass setting tape. This 0.060" worked great on my Bee vent glass, but a bit tight on these ones. 0.050" would have been perfect, but I just used a bigger hammer as I don't have any 0.050".
Cut a strip and lay it on top of the glass holder.
Push the glass down by hand and line the rear edge up with the rear edge of the holder. Then make sure it's firmly into place and fully engaged with the hammer... the RUBBER one!
Trim off the excess setting tape with an exacto knife.
Almost done.
Tape each end off, glass and holder. Front end.
Rear end.
Fill the gap with gasket maker.
Force it into the gap and smooth with your finger and then peel the tape.
Ready for install tomorrow once the gasket maker has cured.
as I don't have any 0.050".Cut a strip and lay it on top of the glass holder.
Push the glass down by hand and line the rear edge up with the rear edge of the holder. Then make sure it's firmly into place and fully engaged with the hammer... the RUBBER one!
Trim off the excess setting tape with an exacto knife.
Almost done.
Tape each end off, glass and holder. Front end.
Rear end.
Fill the gap with gasket maker.
Force it into the gap and smooth with your finger and then peel the tape.
Ready for install tomorrow once the gasket maker has cured.
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Dave 74 Dart
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Damn fine work . This dumbass appreciates your step by step instructions.
Vent glass put back into place and pivot head going back together.
Pivot assembly screw LOOSELY into place.
Pivot parts and the isolating rubbers.
Pivot screw tightened up AFTER the glass is closed and nicely positioned in it's correct place.
Same deal on this side, only tighten the pivot screw after the glass is locked into place and nicely parallel to it's surrounding frames. No more pitted glass holders on the Dart!
Pivot assembly screw LOOSELY into place.
Pivot parts and the isolating rubbers.
Pivot screw tightened up AFTER the glass is closed and nicely positioned in it's correct place.
Same deal on this side, only tighten the pivot screw after the glass is locked into place and nicely parallel to it's surrounding frames. No more pitted glass holders on the Dart!
PScamp74
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Would it be possible to get a couple part numbers for these seals? I ordered one already for my 74 a904 and I received a speedo gear shaft seal instead....
Nice work Wayne. Thanks for the "How to". Much appreciated.
PScamp74
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Quick question, is the shift shaft seal the same for both, 727/904 transmissions?
I'm on the rock auto link shared above and can't find a specific for a 904, just one for the 727... maybe I'm missin something?
I'm on the rock auto link shared above and can't find a specific for a 904, just one for the 727... maybe I'm missin something?
PScamp74
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Thanks mbaird, just right
Sorry, was at camp... but I see that mbaird has you all set!
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