1952 3800 rear axle seals?
 

So I am trying to get my 3800 on the road and was trying to run the original rear axle but both hub seals and pinion seals are leaking A LOT and I am having a real hard time finding parts for it. Even the socket for the axle nuts. Also I am curious of what the top speed of the truck will be with the 5.14:1 gears will be...

Re: 1952 3800 rear axle seals?
 

So I am trying to get my 3800 on the road and was trying to run the original rear axle but both hub seals and pinion seals are leaking A LOT and I am having a real hard time finding parts for it. Even the socket for the axle nuts. Also I am curious of what the top speed of the truck will be with the 5.14:1 gears...

Re: 1952 3800 rear axle seals?
 

50 m.p.h. and the pistons will sound like they are changing holes :)

Try http://www.fillingstation.com

Check out this http://www.wallaceracing.com/gear-speed.php

Plug in your tire diameter and gear ratio and see what comes up

Re: 1952 3800 rear axle seals?
 

Yeah that is what I was fearing haha. I am glad a thought of this before I got to far financially into this axle. I have line on a couple dana 60's to keep the 8 lug but with 4.10 gears. Much more drive able and not dragging down the low hp l6 Just have to figure out what the wheel track is on one...

Re: 1952 3800 rear axle seals?
 

Actually 4.10 might be alittle to much gear too. Ha I'll have to look into this a little more I guess

Re: 1952 3800 rear axle seals?
 

g&r is wildly exaggerating :D
i drove my 58 3800 w/5.14s all over the country,
one trip from kalispell mt (30 m from canada) to key west fl

at 45 mph :D:D:D

did you try napa for the seals?
i think a 3.73 would be a good gear for I6
the 5.14 is for towing while fully loaded

Re: 1952 3800 rear axle seals?
 

Haha wow that's quite a road trip. Well I decided that I was going to swap axles. I looked into to s10 axles because they're cheap and abundant but then I wanted to stay eight lug and 5 to 8 lug adapters are around $120... So I found a dana 60 out of a 79 F350 with 4.11 gears and picked it up for not much more then just the adapters ha. So I am going to run that for more mild cruising manners. Just have to check/change the yoke and move the spring perches inward to meet the trucks leafs.

Re: 1952 3800 rear axle seals?
 

Jim Carter truck parts at www.oldchevytrucks.com has 1 ton parts.