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Has anyone seen a brake rod with a bend in it. My 29 leatherback has a bent in the rear service brake rods on both side. Every manual I have looked at seems to say that they should be straight.

I just replaced the the torque tube seal, race and bearing, but when i put the speedometer gear back in and put the snap ring back on, is it normal for that gear to be able to slide back and forth about 1/4"?

Good evening.....I am rebuilding the torque tube on my 29. I have the bearing race and seal out, but the seal came out in pieces. Mt question, is there a washer between the bearing and the seal? It looks like there may be, or is it just part of the seal I am looking at?

I am looking for a good source for my 29 leatherback visor cover, and what do i get, long or short grain? Thanks

I have a good question here. Has anyone ever seen the filler neck soldered to the cowl? I am not able to get the fuel tank out of my 29 because it is soldered to the cowl. Has anyone ever seen or heard of such a thing? Thanks!!!

Good evening everyone. Removed the valve cover off of my 29, only to find cracks around the area where the bolt is threaded into the cover at the oil return location. The problem is that who ever did previous work on it over tightened that bolt and now it has cracks in it. It's not broke...

Good evening everyone, I am back with another question. My 29 Leatherback has not been started in over 70 years. Looking for opinions on weather I should pull the oil pan and take a look at things or leave it on. I has oil in it, it was garaged all the time it sat, and the engine is free and...

Good evening everyone, I have a couple of questions on rebuilding my steering column. 1 On the sector gear section there is a grease fitting. Do I leave that there even though I am not putting grease back in but putting oil in the gear? 2 Is it worth my time to take it to a machine...

Good evening guys, I am seeking opinions on my 7 tooth steering rebuild. Question is, do I machine the the steering box to install bearings for the sector gear or do I just rebush it. I would like to put oil back in in the gear box, it had grease. This car will only be driven seasonally...

I need to drive the little pins from the control arm from the spark control arms on the steering column. They are tighter than a tick. Any ideas on how to drive them out without bending anything? Thanks!!

I need to install a wiring harness in my car. I am confused on which one to get. The car is a 29 Leatherback, single bulb headlights, and no cowl lights. My confusion comes in here. It seems that I can't find any harness for a single bulb headlight, without cowl lights. Am I missing something?

Hello everyone! Question, how in the world do I get the side window trim off, so that I can get at the weather strip, and I think I have to get that out so I can remove the upholstery. Am I correct in that thinking?

I have four model a shocks that I have gotten apart and cleaned up and was considering rebuilding them. However I think I may be having second thoughts.

I have a 1929 Leatherback, the fuel tank has some of that gummy stuff at the bottom, no rust just that gummy crud. I was trying to remove the tank to clean it, but it appears to me like the filler neck is soldered to the cowling. Has anyone every seen this before?

I have all the shocks taken apart, but now I need to clean them. Some rust, not to bad. Some gunk from the oil that has been in them for 70 years. What is the best way to clean these parts and get them ready for paint. Solvent, blast them, or wire brush? I am a little hesitant about solvent...

Hello everyone, new guy here. I have a 29 leather back that has been in the family since new. It has been in dry storage for the past 70 years and is it great shape. But now it has pasted to me and it is time for me to get it going again, so I am about to embark on getting it back into...