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Old 05-21-2019, 02:17 AM
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When I first discovered the worn-away tang of the steel washer, I thought that might explain the damage to the sleeve. But on second thought- the tang would keep the washer rotating with the intermediate shaft (usually near engine speed). Huh? It would make more sense to me if it were designed to be anti-rotation to the sleeve, so that relative motion would be between the steel washer and the bronze washer in front of it? So I'm faced with two puzzles- why this design, and why did it fail.

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Anybody else on this planet campaign a M/T hemi Pontiac for eleven seasons?
... or has built a record breaking DOHC hemi four cylinder Pontiac?
... or has driven a couple laps of Nuerburgring with Tri-Power Pontiac power?(back in 1967)