Ahhh crap....

[scuncio]

So I was mentally committed to selling my '68 Z (cool old drag car with 25k original miles) and went out to the garage to take it out to shoot a few pics. And I find this puddle of 80W on the ground! Looks like I am keeping it for a while. Anyone had experience in fixing a cracked weld on the spring perch?

[nuch_ss396]

Tony,

Whay would a cracked weld on the spring perch have any bearing
on oil leakage? Why would the two be connected? Is the
axle seal bad possibly?
Steve

[enio45]

I dont, but i would love to see a pic of the car . . does it have good documentation with it?

[scuncio]

Steve, the crack appears to have gone through the tube, so whatever lube was residual has now trickled through the crack onto my garage floor. I've seen this before on cars that were beaten pretty hard...I guess mine qualifies.

Ed, I'll take a good pic of the car as soon as I get this stupid thing fixed!

[markjohnson]

That was a common problem on Camaro/Nova leaf spring perches. I see you have U-bolts instead of the T-bolts. That normally takes care of spring perches breaking away from the tube but obviously not in this case. The best known solution is to keep the U-bolts and weld small gussets from the front and rear of the perch up to the axle tubes. That, or stop with the power shifting and we all know how difficult that habit is to break! By the way, axle tubes retain plenty of gear lube. That's why 12 bolt differental covers have that ridge on the back side, so lubricant flows down from it to make it's way down the axle tube to the outer rear wheel bearings. Good luck.

[bertfam]

Tony,

This is your cars way of telling you not to sell it!! She's happy in your garage and doesn't want to leave.

Ed

[nuch_ss396]

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Tony,

This is your cars way of telling you not to sell it!! She's happy in your garage and doesn't want to leave.

Ed

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Aaah yes, tears of sadness......