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I am looking for dog dish/bowl hubcaps for my 53 merc - the original full sized hub caps keep coming off since putting on new tires and was told this is because they flex more than the old bias ply tires - want to put these on for day to day driving then put the full sized ones on for show...

I think my days of crawling around under a car trying to get a heavy gearbox in and out are over - my body is aching - either that or I need to invest in a car lift. Just went for a drive and finally have the OD working - it did take a bit to work out what was going on - get up to speed, release...

The control arm pin on the Borg warner overdrive on my 53 Merc was either missing or badly corroded or was replaced by a nail or something - anyway its gone. The overdrive is fixed but this pin is still MIA - would a roll pin work ok for this? Just tap it in firmly? Lee

So I took the transmission to the local flat head expert (now a few months away from 90) - please see link to local paper info - he called me today and said come down and look at what he found. In a nutshell there is a spring which provides pressure on the rail to push it back into position when...

I am having a problem finding the leather/or rubber cover for the clutch lever which goes inside the bellhousing - The transmission has the following number stamped on it: R10F-1 It also looks as if the bolt attaching to that lever is missing a retaining pin - seems to be at the max of...

Still messing with the OD on my 53 mercury - today took for a run and I was always under the impression that the OD lever needs to be pushed in to have it operate normally. Just to see if it made any difference I pulled it out and noticed that with it out I am getting the 'engine braking' that...

So, Thanks to your useful information - I removed solenoid and right away there was something not right - it just dropped right off the car - no twisting required to get it off - I bench tested and cleaned it up and it works great - when trying to replace it i noticed that the flat sides of the...

Hello, I am a new member and whilst searching for help via google realized that there are a lot of very knowledgeable people here who may be able to help with an issue I have with my overdrive. I have a 1953 Mercury with the BW overdrive which has been mentioned in previous posts I have the same...