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Hi folks. I'm looking for a pitman arm that would work with a Toyota steering box swap in my '52 Merc M1. Mid-Fifty shows them on their website, but they don't have any in-stock and don't have any idea when they will again. They suggested I call CPP, and they don't seem to have any either, and I...

I couldn't remember if I had actually posted any pics or not, but here she is at a little local car show yesterday. It was just a quick cruise in, maybe 20 cars showed up.

After a few weeks of searching, I found a nice set of 8BA heads. They had already been cleaned up and painted, but they could use a skim to clean up the faces, even if I wasn't going to cut them down (which I probably will). I've been doing some reading on how to measure the clearance with putty...

Greetings from the Maritimes Ralph! Nice scenery, and nice drive. I've only ever experienced Saskatchewan from the TCH. I'd like to see more of it someday. I have a good friend in Swift Current.

Re: ‘52 Flathead crankshaft end play Hi Folks, As of late last night, I finally have the old '52 back in business, but it looks like I may have traded one problem for another. Transmission is back in with new 10" clutch and pressure plate, new ARP bolts, new throw-out bearing, new bronze pilot...

Re: ‘52 Flathead crankshaft end play Thanks for all the replies folks. Turns out the ring gear was cracked, so that explains why it was coming off. Cracked from a previous installation or just because it’s 70 years old? I don’t know. Anyway, I have a new one on order and it will be here next...

Re: ‘52 Flathead crankshaft end play Yes that is the issue with this installation. The home made adapter plate is barely 1/4” thick, so the input shaft is too far forward. I’m working on putting it back together for now to get the rest of the season out of the truck. I’ll look at a better...

Re: ‘52 Flathead crankshaft end play The adapter "kit" is just a homemade plate as far as I can tell. There are two sets of holes in the flywheel, I assume the slightly smaller diameter set are for a 10" pressure plate? I assume this flywheel is an original one as it has the Ford script...

Re: ‘52 Flathead crankshaft end play You guys were right. The ring gear is off...way off. I didn't realize until I took this all apart that the starter bendix pulls forward...the same direction that can pull the ring gear off the flywheel. In any case, it was certainly pulled off...one side...

Re: ‘52 Flathead crankshaft end play Here are some pictures...just learning how to use the forum...

Just testing to see if it works

Re: ‘52 Flathead crankshaft end play I just got home so I'll pull the flywheel in a little while. Have a couple chores to do first. I see that I can't upload pictures on here. Are there any sites that will host pictures these days that you can link to? If the ring gear is pulled off its seat...

Re: ‘52 Flathead crankshaft end play Oh the starter ring gear is removable? That hadn’t occurred to me and the flywheel is still on the engine. I’ll pull it tonight and have a look. That actually makes more sense based on the sound I was hearing. If you guys are saying that crankshaft end play...

Re: ‘52 Flathead crankshaft end play Sorry for the spelling mistakes I’m working from my iPhone today…

‘52 Flathead crankshaft end play Hi folks, I finally pulled my transmission last night (S10 5spd) on Flathead bell housings. There had been a scraping noise when the clutch was pushed in, but it would go away and be smooth and quiet with the clutch out while driving. I thought it was the throw...