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Anyone have a x-ref number for the universal joints on a 1949 Desoto? MOPAR part number was 986-493.
Thanks, James
James: It may be of little help, but part #986493 was superceded by part #1450723. Mac
James
The "number part" is already addressed. The "look what I got part" is;
... All regular/ normal era De Soto's/ 6 Cylinder Crashier's have one
design of U-Joint Caps ( your type ) and long wheel-base era De Soto's ( Suburbans/ 7 Passenger and Carry Alls )/ like sized Crashier's have the
other design of U-Joint Caps.
They all have the same U-Joint.
The Clerk at NAPA should have your U-Joint.
Rodger & Gabby
COS
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Hi Roger,
Turns out that Spicer dropped 30 pages of universal joints a couple of years back when they moved production overseas. Most of the "Detroit Style" joints went by-by. That is the kind with the indexing block.
I could not find it at NAPA or most any local regular autoparts store. I think these days unless it is local stock to that store that has been sitting on the shelf a while we are out of luck. If anyone knows different and had a autoparts part number please let me know.
Collectors Auto has 20+ of them at $200 each. Andy B has them for $95.
I found a set of NORS Neapco (North East Auto Parts co.) from the 1950's at $55 each delivered.
For the record, the following are the non-large wheelbase part numbers for universal joints for a 1949 Desoto.
MOPAR 986-493 (1949 Master Parts Book) and MOPAR 1450-723 (Later MOPAR superseded Number)
Spicer 5-2014 and 5-2066
Republic CB2014 and CB 2066
Borg - Warner 114-2014 and 114-2066
Precision 526
Neapco old style number 280900 and 2107033.
My drive line shop found a modern Neapco number that will work if we mill 1/32 to 1/16 off the cap end that so that it would fit and use the original steel plates with bolts and nuts. Those are like $50 universal joints. I may have him do a set and stock them as who knows if in 10 years anything will be available.
Best, James
