[FC] Greenbrier 64 differential

[Ron]

I would expect an axle or joint to break one of these days from repeated 
overstressing.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kgc66 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "[FC] group" <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] Greenbrier 64 differential


> Oh yeah, sez who?
> It's not factory correct but I have a late model gut inside an early
> model housing and the axles are bolted. I have driven over 3,000
> miles this way since last summer. So far so good. It requires an
> exact thickness of spacers between the crossmember (term name?) and
> brake backing plate.
> Kevin
> www.kcvairbrush.com
> On Apr 11, 2008, at 1:00 AM, Bruce Gwyther wrote:
>
>> 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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