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Archive & Library (Read Only) / Post up pics of your wheels....
Very nice fellas.  Excellent vinnie!  Here are a couple shots of my mine.  I hope you can see it well because I had to shrink the photo to meet the upload criteria.  How do you guys get your large photos in here?

Thanks.
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Drivetrain Tech / Speedo gear link
kitzdnm,
Great post!  This resource is going to come in very handy as soon as I get my "new" rearend put together.

Thanks.:D
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Drivetrain Tech / What gear oil to use in turbo coupe rear?
Thanks guys!  I appreciate everyone's input.  I'm leaning toward the Lucas 85w140 (JCassity hasn't let me down yet) although I wish I could use synthetic to give it a bit of an edge.  But I got this 7.5 rearend at the salvage yard and my plan was to rebuild the traction lok by replacing the clutches, but I was unable to find the clutch pak anywhere.

So, I'm just going to install it the way it is, with fresh gear oil, and see what happens.  There's a shop not too far from me that told me that they will charge me $600 to replace the traction lok with a new/rebuilt one if it doesn't work for me.  I'm hesitant to spend the extra money on synthetic gear oil if it's going to be dumped out within a few miles.
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Engine Swapping / 5.0 HO swap but coolant gauge not working right
Soon after the swap, I got rid of the 5.0 SO paperweight.  So I can't  look to determine precisely which sender it is, but I do believe it's a two wire.  The pics I've attached were borrowed from an online auto parts catalog.
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Engine Swapping / 5.0 HO swap but coolant gauge not working right
I've done the 5.0 HO swap on '85 Elan and the temperature gauge in my fully digital dash does not operate properly.  I've tested the gauge itself and it's good.  My guess is that because the old 5.0 SO had a different type of sender than the 5.0 HO; the SO has two wires(image left), whereas the HO has only one(image right).  Has anyone encountered and resolved this problem before?

Thanks.
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Drivetrain Tech / What gear oil to use in turbo coupe rear?
Quote from: ipsd;196245
I have no clue about adding the modifier to the royal purple. But if you the think the modifier stinks when was the last time you opened a bottle of 80-90 or a rear diff? That be some stinky stuff right there.


I haven't opened a bottle of 80-90 or the bottle of friction modifier I have...the stink comes through the sealed plastic bottle somehow.  The rearends I've opened have not smelled as bad as this friction modifier.

dominator said "used mopar 75/140 synthetic
(since i work for dodge and it was free) in my tc rear and it works mint."

How much to ship 3.5 pints of it to Calif? (lol)
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Drivetrain Tech / What gear oil to use in turbo coupe rear?
Quote from: Tbird232ci;196043
I used Royal Purple gear oil. It was a little expensive, but it made everything feel more smooth. I put it in my T5 and rear at the same time. Royal Purple also doesnt need friction modifier.


what weight on that royal purple?  I already purchased the bottle of friction modifier from Ford.  Would it hurt anything if I put it in with royal purple anyway. (The stuff stinks and I want to get rid of it.)
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Drivetrain Tech / What gear oil to use in turbo coupe rear?
I'm rebuilding a rear end out of a turbo coupe to swap for my one-legged 2.73.  I've been to Pep Boys and Autozone looking for the gear oil and I've gotten differing answers to which gear oil to use.  Anyone here know what it's supposed to be, and where to find it.

Thanks.

P.S.  How come my signature pic does not show up?
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Drivetrain Tech / Where do I find a 7.5 t-lok rebuild kit?
Ratech told me that don't carry anything for a 7.5 rearend.  My local Ford dealer claims that they can order it for me, but I haven't done it because I'm not sure I'll be able to put it back together once I take it apart (see my other thread).

Thanks guys.
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Drivetrain Tech / How to Rebuild the Traction Lok
I think the trak lok with the s-spring is probably not as difficult to reassemble as the one I have--it has preload springs and spring plates instead.  I did google this and found this http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:slzGqe5wVOMJ:www.auburngear.com/aftermarket/common/literature/Differential_DisAssy_Assy_Instructions.pdf+rebuild+auburn+spring+plates&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=firefox-a does seem to explain it, but doesn't sound too easy.  Has anyone tried it?

I've edited the link, now it works.  The html version shows pics.  I'm wondering if I'll be able to get the spring plate back in...