My Half A$$ Studebaker Rebuild

[Topper2011]

I think this is going to work out.



Finished the little fillet piece in the corner.



Didn't want to grind it any further. Not sure how much penetration I was getting while welding, but I was blowing holes in it.

[Harryhawk]

Well done Topper looks good and with a coat of paint even better. Cheers

[Topper2011]

Well done Topper looks good and with a coat of paint even better. Cheers

Thanks Harry. Yep, black paints hides a lot in this case.

[Topper2011]

More ugliness.



This came out of the pocket between the pinion bearings. Looks like a shim, but I'm getting ahead of myself.



Youtube is a wealth of knowledge and I learned that the Dana 44 had been marked on the caps so you cannot mix them up. Note the location and position of the K for each side.




Carrier came out way too be right.




Not much preload on the pinion bearings either.

[Topper2011]

There is a formula for these numbers, but I'd have to refer back to a Youtube video made by "Metalshaper" for the math.







The bearings came out by hand of which I don't think they are supposed to.



Oops. This carrier appears to have some abuse in it's pass. Time for tea.

[DieselJim]

Twin traction . When you reassemble, the axels must be in the carrier be fore tighting the 2 half together to align the splined plates.

[70Avanti2]

Nice axle for towing a 3.73 ratio

[DieselJim]

Divide the 11 into 41 will give you the ratio.

[Topper2011]

Thanks for the advice guys. I've subscribed to this guys no nonsense approach .

[Topper2011]

Does anyone recall someone offering a Traction Lok carrier on the forum?

[bezhawk]

Traction loc is a generic term, usually Chrysler/Mopar specific. I have rebuile Studebaker twin traction carriers using mopar traction loc parts. Some even had the 19 spline gears.

[Topper2011]

Traction loc is a generic term, usually Chrysler/Mopar specific. I have rebuile Studebaker twin traction carriers using mopar traction loc parts. Some even had the 19 spline gears.

Oops, I should have said "Twin Traction", also probably a generic term for Studebaker. I moved onto the master cylinder/Turner install kit.



I removed the front brake residual valve out of the AMC master. The rear one won't make a difference, even by adding another one down the line, from what I've read.



I pulled the brass flare fitting with a screw.



When it comes to bench bleeding without a residual valve, it takes blocking the hole with your finger to keep the return stroke from sucking air right back in.



Bled and capped off so I can install it without making even more of a mess.

[Topper2011]

Instructions indicate another hole needs to be drilled into the floor for access to the other reservoir that would otherwise be covered. They even provide a plug to cover the hole.





Fitting the master was close, but Jim Turner did a fine job of getting it just right.



The pedal brace hits the new master, so I had to "modify" it.



Clearance is so close, the bolt doesn't sit right either.



So it gets the die grinder.





So it's finally in and while not the greatest access, I can fill both reservoirs with a funnel. Brake lines are next and once done, I can finally start reinstalling the transmission.

[studegary]

Traction loc is a generic term, usually Chrysler/Mopar specific. I have rebuile Studebaker twin traction carriers using mopar traction loc parts. Some even had the 19 spline gears.

Limited Slip is the generic term. Traction Lok is a Ford specific term. Sure Grip is the Mopar term and Positraction is the Chevrolet term.

[Topper2011]

Seeing as how my differential is beat, does anyone know if any Dana 44 carrier will fit? I'm looking at this one.

https://shop.broncograveyard.com/D44...uctinfo/22094/

I suppose axle spline count would be different.