Ray - inside the rear axe housing is the ring gear and its pinion on the end of the drive shaft. The ring gear is mounted on a case that contains "spider gears" which are interposed between mating bevel "Axle gears" on the inner ends of each axle.

When you have the wheels off the ground and the drive shaft stationary, it is NORMAL to be able to turn one wheel freely while the other wheel just as freely turns the other way.

The reason for this is in turning one axle gear in a case that cannot move due to stationary drive shaft, the one turning axle gear turns the spider gears which rotate the OTHER axle gear in the opposite direction.

Purely normal in an "open" (not limited slip) differential.

John Oder

$1700 is not half bad considering a little over ten years ago when I paid Phil $1500 in round numbers for a 4.07:1 for the 726 ('30 Standard Eight).

John Oder

I have a machine shop and 44 years of experience if you need something made.

As to thrust washers, if you have samples, know thickness required and material (bronze? hardened and ground steel?) they can be made.

At your service.


Private Message me if interested.

John Oder

I.E., if the above photo is showing 11-43, that equates to 3.91:1

John Oder

Rob if you can get the left side of the hood open the motor number will be on the forward crankcase arm like so:

If 626 / 633 the number range is 233017 to 276166

If 640 / 645 the number range is 167001 to 178879

On Edit - I finally looked at hood side louvers - clearly this car is a Standard Eight.

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1929 626/633/640 would be my guess.


It can't be a 1930 because it has but a single fan belt.

John Oder

Hi Craig - glad to help.

The "L" blocks are held on to the sub sill by two screws passing through from the outside of the sub sill and screwing into the "L" block. You can look hard at photo and see their rusty little heads. The upper end of the "L" block has screws passing through it and screwing into outer edge of main sill. Neither of these two pair of screws can been seen, much less worked on, until the sheet metal under the door opening comes off.

John Oder

On edit - some more photos that may help.

JO

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Hi Craig - like most of the wood, the joints are covered by sheet metal. There is a good and simple reason for this. The wood skeleton was assembled complete before any sheet metal went on.

I think you are referring to the sub sills. These are tied into not only front and rear posts, but are also attached to main sills by blocking and screws. These are the wood pieces that form the curved contour below the door openings

These 1204 Club Sedan photos may be helpful, maybe not.

John Oder

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Here a few more. You can see how you can't even see screws until sheet metal down there came off. There is about 30 nails along bottom into sub sill.

JO

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Craig - if you will private message me with your email address, I'll send a scan of a photo that gives a fair idea of what they look like

John Oder

If I recall correctly, on my 1204 Club Sedan, conical steel castings bolted or riveted to the rear of the frame and stuck out through those two holes in the sheet metal. These are what mounted bumper and luggage/trunk rack.

John Oder