Recent content by Chester Leighton

I ended up buying a shop press and used a 4X4 piece of box steel to push down and a turned piece of round stock under the pilot bearing to et the pinion shaft out. I'm getting ready to put the rear and back together. Which way does the axle seal go in the axle housing? It has sort of a conical...

I've copied the pictures of Kens tool and will try that. My puller just keeps sheering the pinion shaft coupler pins. I think if I could attach to the threads on the shaft and clamp it there similar to a model T rear hub removal tool, the puller would work. Right now, I don't have a boring bar...

I'm overhauling the rear axle in my 37 ford Pick Up and installing new 3.78 ring and pinion gear. I have all new bearings and seals to go in. How the heck do you get the pinion shaft/thrust bearings out of the center housing? How do you get the pilot bearing out of the center housing? I had an...

Also, I currently have a 6 spline input shaft. I have been looking at the Speedway catalog and they have new 3:55 ring and pinion gear sets that they advertise to fit this rear axle. I was also going to purchase new carrier bearings and the pinion and thrust bearings for the input shaft. I would...

Thank you for the responses. That covers the the input shaft thrust bearing pre load. How about the carrier bearing preload? How do I know when I have the housings shimmed correctly?

I'm getting ready to overhaul the rear axle in the 37 Pickup I got from my father. A little background on this. He had a 5 speed T-5 transmission put in it and an open driveshaft conversion before I got it. The truck had been converted to 1940 hydraulic drum brakes and a 1953 8BA engine...

Re: 1937 ford flathead won’t rev up Sounds like the power valve in the carb is plugged. Rebuild kits come with new ones. I had the same issue with a friend's 49. Bought the rebuild kit and put the new power valve in and problem solved. I was going to suggest checking the timing or possible a...

I'm not sure what you mean by "starter plate". The motor bolts to the bell housing. I'll try to get some pictures this weekend. Iy could be that the bell housing isn't stock since the truck has a T-5 transmission and open drive shaft and that's where the clearance issue is coming from. It just...

I inherited a 37 Ford pickup from my father. It has a 53 8BA engine, 5 speed transmission and open drive shaft conversion. It has been converted to 12 Volt electrical. The starter has been having bendix issues since Dad first got it. I've put two on it in 5000 miles since I've had it. When I got...

I have a 37 Ford truck that I got from my father. It has a 1953 8BA and a T-5 transmission. It has 12 Volt electrical. These things were done prior to his ownership. The starter has been thrashing bendix. It looks like a fairly new starter motor so I know it's not an original Ford unit. He put...

Also, what's the recommended gap and timing for this engine?

I'm new to flat heads as stated in an earlier thread. I believe this is an 8BA engine in my 37 pickup. The points got overheated by the shipper when he left the ignition on and ran the battery down. I'm going to replace the coil and condenser as well. The electrical is 12 volt. I don't know if...

It would appear that who ever did the work attempted to reproduce the Hot Rod Works set up. I just wish they had either bolted the plate on or did a better job welding it.

The transmission work was done by someone up in Maine, not my dad. He had the original transmission taken out and had someone put in the S-10 transmission and open drive shaft. The truck and I are in Lynchburg Va. It will be next weekend before I can get some better pictures of my concerns with...

I just inherited a 37 Ford pick up that has had a lot of drive train modifications. Looks like it has an 8BA engine with the water outlets at the front and the distributor is up top on the passenger side. The transmission is a chevy 5 speed with open drive shaft and an adapter on the original...