Recent content by 51woodie

The answer to Q3 is that the slinger self destructed, and left what looked to me in my inexperience, a shim. My next question: Should a clutch plate with a thickness of 0.295” be replaced?

I found part of a gear tooth in the drain plug cavity when I changed the trans oil this summer, so decided to do a rebuild. I purchased Mac's transmission book, which is very helpful to the rebuild job. Working at making a parts list by measuring, counting teeth and identifying parts raised...

Thank you Ralph and Bob.

After 80 years, the rear spring has lost its spring. I purchased a new spring from Eaton Detroit Spring, P/N ML 659. I will be replacing the shackles and bushings as well, and that is where the question comes up. I haven't removed the old spring from the car yet, to confirm the existing eye...

Thank you for your response. Charlie rebuilt the carb for me about three years ago, and it has performed like new up until the other day. I'd like to sort the issue with the help of "Barners", as a learning exercise.

I need some suggestions on where to look for blockage in the carb on my stock ’46, 59AB with Model 59 carb. The engine started idling rough and these are the steps I’ve taken to troubleshoot the condition. Vacuum at idle is steady at 20”, shorting individual plugs gives little change in RPM...

Here is some info on filling the Houdaille shocks

Hello Lawrie. Thank you for sharing your travels, and it is interesting that you are in Cobar, as my daughter and her family live there. I can appreciate your travels, as in October of 2020, I rented a Toyota Ute camper from Britz, and traveled from Sydney to Perth. We travelled the...

Thanks to all for responses to my post. I thought it was best to pull the hubs and repack. Using my limited knowledge of tribology, I decided that the SL3131 I had left from previous service was good to use, as there was no oil/soap separation . One side looked "greasy", while the other side...

I looked in the half can of SL3131 that I had left over from initial use, and there is no sign separation, so I will repack with what I have. I guess next time it will be more work to do "Red and Tacky". Thank you all for your comments.

The Timken grease you suggest is good stuff, but it is lithium based, which is not compatible with the sodium based grease that is in the bearings now. I have no worries changing to the Timken grease, but that means I would have to pull the grease seals, that usually get destroyed in the...

Starting preseason service on my '46 Super Deluxe Coupe. When I bought the car, I cleaned and packed the front and rear bearings with CRC SL3131 grease. I now have 7500 miles since the job was done, and I'm questioning if I need to repack the wheel bearings. Questions: Do I need to repack at...

When I Bought my '46 Super Deluxe, 59AB, the only gauge that worked was the ammeter. I didn't want to drive it not knowing the oil/temp readings, so I installed accessory gauges. They were intended to be temporary, but I decided to leave them in and include a vacuum gauge. The included pic will...

That happened to me several times, but only when writing a long response. So what I do is like Glen, I copy what I have so I don’t have to re-type.

Anders, I would suggest that you include your location on your profile, as it is easier for members to suggest services and suppliers nearest your location.