Recent content by joda56

I do it the way Marshal wrote and my Town Sedan starts nearly perfect. For sometimes, when she does not start, I developed my trick: while the starter turns the unwilling motor, I pull the choke rod again and let loose right after pulling, without holding it for a whatsoever time. That worked...

A few years ago, I bought a 29 Phaeton (nearly scrap) and since then my hair went grey because of all the trouble making it a nice one again. It was from somewhere South America I guess, because it was a right hand driver. Was, because someone has begun to make a left hand driver out of it. I...

My question may be important for Klattu1929 too, so I don`t open a new threat. I do have a 1929 Phaeton as well, and after the fenders, aprons, shelds and body will be painted, it has to be placed on the frame again. I bought a set of body-frame-fixing bolts, but I wonder, where the...

Thank you JayJay for your patience. Now I got you with the different play. Yesterday I did the work on the transmission that I was able too. Let´s begin with the bearings inside. As you can see on the pic "shim bearing" I did put a thin shim between the bearing and the spider case, because...

Just did it. Please don`t judge me, when I tell you, that I used the old bearings, bearing shells and didn`t took apart the spider and the pinion. Only thing I`ve changed was the seal A-4245 and a shim A-4221SH to eliminate the wear that the bearing did at the spider carrier assembly. This was...

Terry, hope I don`t have to do it a second time. I already got the article of Tom Endy, JayJay gave me the link before, thank you. Yesterday I`ve put in the seals in the axle housing. Was a little mess, had to grind them on the outside a bit. I realized, that they were changed before and they...

JayJay, you`ve got a pm. And you`re right, there is a worn space on the right axle (left one is good), probabely just where the lip from the seal touches the axle. I have to measure it out tomorrow. First thought was " put a little JDWeld over and grind it down. But the better idea is...

JayJay, very good work, thanks a lot. You did it the best way, to write the answers behind the question. Now I learned a lot and know about the existence of the two repair kits. Before, I thought it would only exist the one in the axle housing, but as a normally attentive reader, I should have...

Got you, "Axle Housing Repair Race", now I found it at Brattons and Snyders! Probabely on the right side someone didn`t pressed a repair race deep enough, this -in my opinion- would explains the height difference. Right? I will look tomorrow, if the Race is pressed to the very end of the...

yours look a lot like mine, doesn`t it? :D Have a look in you PM Inbox at July 1st ;) Yeah, I know, that the dealers made money with some extra options even back in the old times. Probabely not so much as nowadays, but I saw many advertising of aftermarket parts and I grinned, when I read...

Now, that I`m done with the front axle of my 1929 Phaeton, I have to take care of the rear axle. First, I only wanted to put in new axle housing gaskets, because it leaks there. Loosen all housing bolts, took away the braking plate cleaned the sealing surface and saw the mess. Massive wear at...

Thx JayJay and gdmn852, this helped a lot. I was able to let two of my Model A play in some movies. It`s not funny everytime, especially when they come to ideas like "can we put a pinto engine or an automatic in your Model A?", just to make it easier for the movie stars. NOPE, you can`t...

I have been at some movies with my automobiles yet and there were more to come and to make it right. So I have some experience, did some research, was reading and thinking a lot about this era. I would go with the depiction of the first movie. I don`t believe, that in the early 1930th, most...

Yeah, you`re both right. If there would be no source to get good substitutes, you have to do hard work. But as so many Model A were rebuild as Hot Rods or even just get some juicy brakes and different steering, there must be a lot of used spindles in still good condition for a fair prize on the...

yeah, that is exactly my thought about it. But the man in the shop said "Nah, it`s to open the bushing." And I thought: Nah, I might be far away from being an expert, but who in the world want to open a bushing, that will be hammered in the bushing hole?