So this weekend I'm going over the 8 1/4" rear I got from Oldsarge.
It lacks all the brake hardware, but according to the parts list for a '76... all the 10" brake hardware from the late 7 1/4" rear with 10" drums will just be a direct swap....
Now oddly, the 8 1/4" in my duster and the one from my 1974 duster had a 'vented' bolt holding down the brake lines on the driver's side axle tube... no one seems to stock these over the counter anymore... but it looks like several mopar aftermarket sources have the version for the 8 3/4" axles... 4032798 (this bolt is not shown in my parts catalogs, either...)
Another interesting 'find', is I need the rubber 'wedge'/bumper for the stock pinion snubber... and oddly... the pinion snubber is not shown as part of section 3 'Rear Axle' in the parts catalog, nor is there any mention of the 'bumper' in the index/cross reference....
Looks like I might have to steal both off a 'late' model 8 1/4" if the wreckng yards still has an old 5th ave. or something....
Hopefully that info might help someone who might need these parts later if they are reconditioning a junkyard acquisition....
-D.idiot
