Recent content by Track T-4

Bill3337, Attached are photos of my driver side door latch. Is this what your latches look like? The vendor ads show latches that are very different. I am interested in your latches and handles. Do you have an email address I can use to correspond? Thanks, Bruce

Twisting the shaft sounds like a possibility. I'll give it a try. BTW, I've hunted all over for new outside door handles and everyone is out of stock with no ETA known. Appears they are made in China? Haven't checked the availability of new latch mechanisms, some are listed but are pretty...

Thanks everyone for the feedback. After taking another look I think "r reed" and "4tcoupe" might be onto my particular problem. I originally thought the springs might be the problem. But the slop in the mechanism that allows the handle to droop appears to be caused by rounding of the square...

Kube: What is the remote latch you are referring to? I was only replacing the big spring for the door latch, is there another? bill3337: I don't think the shaft is twisted. Actually not positive replacing the spring will help, just seems like sloppiness somewhere that allows the handle to...

Need some help. The exterior door handles on my '37 slantback tudor were drooping. I purchased replacement springs and pulled the mechanism out of the door. Now how do I remove the old springs and install the new one in the mechanism? Thanks

Thanks all for your help and the photos were very helpful! I stopped by ACE and finally used an e-clip. The reason was the c-clip didn't seem to have enough surface to hold the handle on and I wasn't able to get the spring washer installed. The e-clip I used needed just a little finessing...

I am installing the windshield crankout handle in the dash but do not have the part that holds the handle in place. Perhaps some kind of split ring? What is used? Is the part available, if so by whom? Also, the shaft that the handle attaches to is high in the opening. Can this be adjusted...

mark039, Where did you buy yours? Any problem or possibility of the screws hitting or scratching the glass? Track T-4

Are window "felt" and "anti-rattler" the same thing? I'll use "felt" for the purpose of explaining this post. I need to install the interior side of the window felt for the glass on both doors of my '37. The exterior felt is in place but the interior side is non-existent. So my questions...

Thanks all for the responses, interesting and very helpful.

TonyM - Thanks for the feedback. Owners manual is on order. I was wondering if the glass is supposed to be able to slide back-and-forth, where should it normally be positioned when the glass is in the up position? I'm assuming centered in the opening but won't that change as the car is...

I replaced the passenger door glass this week and noticed that if I place my hands on either side of the glass I can slide it front and back about 1-3/4". The driver side glass does the same thing. Is this normal or is there supposed to be something to stop this? Maybe it is like this for a...

Chris, Did you have an original grille or repro? Did you get original trim or repro? Any problems fitting it? The reason I'm asking is my '37 has a repro grille and I was unable to fit the repro side trim that was in the set I purchased. Now I'm in a quandry - not sure if I should try...

swoopNZ, Did you ever find the original side trim? I purchased the complete set of trim and the sides did not fit at all. Cannot be rebent because of the channel shape of the parts. Actually kinked one of them trying.

I managed to remove the handle without removing the dash. First removed the radio and ash tray. Then had to bend the old circlip off of the windshield regulator shaft - difficult to remove without bending because it does not have holes in the ends like a modern circlip so you can't use a...