My best tip is to contact EARLY CHEVROLET PARTS, Gary Wallace: http://www.earlychevyparts.com/ , email chev4cyl@charter.net.

Ten-eleven years ago I bought from him a good used propeller shaft which I installed in my 1922 490, together with a NOS ring gear 34 teeth and a good used pinion 9 teeth, both with spiral cut teeth. I bought the R&P-gears from a friend in Sweden who worked on a 1920 Four-Ninety restoration project, (straight cut R&P-gears, like the ones for Ford T, so he didn´t need  the spiral cut gears). He also restored a Ford T, and he found these two parts in his Ford T used and NOS parts box!

I think they are very rare, also in the US, so I wish you good luck!

Good to hear that spider gears and bearings looks OK.

@per-ake-larsson   I am working with Gary now. Thanks for you quick reply  and wealth of knowledge on the 490. Mike

Still looking for a ring rear for our 1922 Chev 490. It has 34 teeth and the pinion has 9 teeth. It is 8 inch diameter.

Have collected as many parts as we could and hope to put it back together next week.

Have a new pinion, 10 ring gear bolts, thrust washer and shims from Snyder’s, propeller shaft housing bushing from Billy Possum and a new 1307 new departure bearing. If you have a new ring gear let me know. If not I will be putting the old one back in.

 Any suggestions are welcomed. Thanks Mike

@michael-mcdonald Mike, My friend has a couple of early Chevy rear axle assemblies in the woods. I think I can see enough of your housing, torque tube, etc, to tell if they are a match to yours. I noticed them on Thursday when I was there looking to see if he had anything that would help Ed Archer with his truck axle repair.

Mike.

@35mike  Thanks Mike. I will be trying to put the car back together on  Friday next week. If you need any pictures or measurements please let me know. I appreciate all your help.

@michael-mcdonald Mike, We need to talk. I will look through my email for your direct contact address.

Mike

@35mike I will give you a call tonight. Thanks