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1953 Mercury ring and pinion gears
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1931 Flamingo |
11-06-2020 @ 1:21 PM
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I think before you start looking at gears, put the car up on jackstands, block the front wheels, start the car and put it in gear, then crawl under and with a long screwdriver held to your ear, ck the rear wheel hubs/bearings and the center section for noise. Be careful. FWIW Paul in CT
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53MercCustom |
11-06-2020 @ 11:17 AM
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All- I have a '53 Mercury Custom two door sedan with a pronounced whine in the rear axle; I presume, as the car approaches 100k miles, the ring and pinion gears are worn and in need of replacement. Once I remove them, can anyone recommend a source for replacement gears? Also, what other applications use the same setup? Are available gears only for Ford or do they apply to Mercury as well? I have the 255 V8 with 3 sp/OD. Many thanks for any advice you can provide-
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