[FC] Greenbrier 64 differential

[Bruce Gwyther]

They can't be bolted like the '65 cars. There would be no way for the yokes 
to move in/out with the swing axle design.

                                                                        Bruce 
Gwyther

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <LonzoVair at aol.com>
To: <rad.davis at mindspring.com>; <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] Greenbrier 64 differential


> Rad,
> My old 65 Greenbrier has a 65 diff, right along with the speedometer 
> thingy
> attached... it's # 704... it's parked up at a farm near Georgetown, Ky... 
> I
> never got around to seeing if the axle yokes were bolted in or if they 
> were
> like  the 64s...
> Anyone know for sure?
> I've had 64 'Briers, too, and they all had the leaf spring mounting 
> place...
> and the date and diff code would jive with the engine dates and codes  as
> well...
> Take care,
> Lonzo
>
>
> In a message dated 4/10/2008 11:44:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> rad.davis at mindspring.com writes:
>
> Bob's  wrong on this one.  '64 GBs (and presumably the few '64 Rampsides
> as  well) have the boss on the bottom of the diff case for the leaf
> spring.  I know - I have the original trans and diff from a '64
> Greenbrier in my '65.
>
> The '65 Greenbriers probably came with some  '64 diff cases and some '65
> diff cases, but we know that there were '65  cases made with the control
> arm mounting pads cast on the bottom and a  speedometer drive installed
> in the side as with an early case.  Tim  Schwartz in NJ has an NOS one if
> you want to see it.
>
> In short, When  GM needed more FC diffs, they built them out of whatever
> case was coming  off the casting line that  day.
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