Yep all sorted out thanks to Juan at Kanter-sending a whole new kit at no cost.Thanks for the help guys.:hurray:
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Yep all sorted out thanks to Juan at Kanter-sending a whole new kit at no cost.Thanks for the help guys.:hurray:
78057804These are the bearings Kanter sent,as you can see old bearing is on the left in both photos.No doubt
from Chinese supplier but have contacted Kanter and will see what happens next.
Thankyou for the reply,in that case it looks like the bearings are wrong which is a real ***** when we are not just down the road-so to speak,i guess it's shipping back to 'KANTER'.Thanks again.
Hi,can anyone tell me if the inner front wheel bearings are wider on the cars with wider drums.Mine is a 57 2door special sedan series 40 -model 48.I ordered a front wheel bearing kit from 'Kanter'...
Thanks for the reply Todd,yes it is the radiator grille frame I'm referring to,so does this mean the hood is also wider on the Super and Roadmaster or where is the extra width.I have a chance to...
Can anyone tell me if the top chrome grille surround (which finishes the top of the grille and below the hood) is the same for my 57 Buick special as it is for a Roadmaster or Super.Someone mentioned...
Thanks everyone,I finally discovered it was the pan gasket leaking so I cleaned and made sure the pan was straight and used a good quality VHT spray on sealer on the gasket and reassembled.No leaks...
Yep it's definitely red trans fluid dripping out but I'll clean trans soon and check it,oil seems to be ending up on top of where the pan bolts protrude into the trans casing giving the impression...
Great I'll check that thankyou.:wavey:
Thanks for the reply,I cant really see with the trans still in the car but it seems to leak when parked in the shed and appears to be running down from up top somewhere in the front section and...
Is it possible to stop the dynaflow trans from leaking,I've just had new gaskets fitted but it's as bad as before.I'm going to pull it back out and was wondering if a spray on gasket sealer such as...
Thanks guys much appreciated.Curly:bana:
Hi,is the 55 Dynaflow the same as the 57 and are they interchangable.The 55 trans has 1342982-10 stamped on it.Thankyou Curly.:hurray:
Can the aluminium finned drums off a Roadmaster be put on to my special sedan or will they be to wide and hit the backing plates in which case I would need backing plates off a Roadmaster.Is this...
Can anyone tell me the width of a front brake shoe on a 57 Special sedan compared to a 57 Roadmaster.Thankyou.
Cheers thanks for that I wasn't aware of the Hollander manual but it looks great.Thanks Bob.
Thanks for the reply Bob,may I ask what Hollander is.Thankyou.
Can anyone tell me if a 1957 Buick 4 door h/top wagon windscreen is the same as the screen on my 57 2/door post special sedan.I thought the wagon screen might be lower but not sure.Thankyou.:hurray:
Is there an alternative for glycol antifreeze-an older motor man said to just use water soluable cutting oil as they did in the old days as we don't need anti freeze here in New Zealand.Glycol keeps...
Great thankyou.
Can anyone tell me if I can buy 2" drop spindles for my 1957 Buick special or else 2" dropped spring kit.Thankyou.
Can anyone tell me what the 'initial' letter is for that is stamped on the left hand top door hinge face on my 1957 Buick.Cheers Curly.
Thankyou Telriv.
How do the valve tips or tops of the stems get oil -is it by splash or does it run down under the rocker arm from the rocker arm oil supply,I started my 364cui motor with rocker covers off but...
Can anyone tell me if these rod bearings ( 2100 AP Federal Mogal) are correct NOS bearings for a standard 364cui crankshaft.Thhankyou.