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When assembling the spindle and backing plate, there is a large king pin felt that is sold that is supposed to go somewhere. Does it go between the king pin and the spindle or between the spindle and the backing plate for the brakes? And what purpose does it serve?

How can I tell if the bosses in my case are too worn out? I was lent a transmission case to compare my current one against one that was refreshed. However, I noticed that the inside of the refreshed case was painted. I don't understand why this is since the case thrust bosses fit against the...

I am inspecting my transmission components and found unusual pitting in a few teeth of the 1st gear part of the cluster gear set. Besides that, no other teeth have noticeable damage or pitting. I attached a few other pictures around the same gear. I usually start out in 2nd gear anyways and was...

I took apart my transmission and will be replacing the roller bearings. I did some research on them and apparently there were sub-par quality bearings made for a while. I asked a parts supplier about them and they were unaware of that information. I found the attached articles by Tom Endy on...

I wanted to put out a feeler (your opinions) on a few items I am looking into for rebuilding my Model A engine. Specifically the crankshaft and the pistons. For the pistons I could go with Snyder's or an aftermarket like Egge. For the crankshaft I was given the option to either counterbalance my...

I'm attempting to remove the levers on both of my brake actuating assemblies and I am having trouble understanding the correct process. I tried grinding both sides of the pins down to chisel them out as a club member recommended but don't see where the pin fits into the lever after grinding it...

I had new cast iron drums put on my original hubs recently by a machine shop. I noticed that some of my studs were loose when I was taking off a wheel and it appears that all four drum/hubs were affected with loose studs. It appears that the stud shoulder is not all the way through the drum as I...

Both of my front hubs are stuck on the spindle. I've backed the brakes all the way out and the drum spins freely. I was wondering if there is a known way of getting the hubs off if they are stuck on?

I'm having a hard time understanding why my rear brakes are at the very end of their adjustment while my front brakes have plenty of room on the rods. My cross shaft is what I think is the correct angle and the brake arms appear at the correct angle (about 15 degrees to the right). My front...

Took my Coupe out for a jolt around the yard in the snow for the first time today. Some people say that these cars went everywhere in the snow and I wonder how now since all mine did was slide around. I have to admit that my inner child liked that part though :D Would you ever be daring enough...

I'm going through the mental process of seeing if my engine can support some modifications (B cam, 6.5 head, larger carb). I do not know who rebuilt my engine, and therefore am questioning the quality of it. I do, however, have some paperwork from the rebuild that might help. It was done in...

Is there a recommendation on how I could reinstall my rear hood hinge? The threads for the bolts no longer hold the bolts in.

I have some tires that I recently bought on sale that won't go on my car for a while. Do you think vacuum bagging them would hurt anything?

This past weekend I tried crank sarting it (in 40 degree weather) for fun but couldn't get it to fire, even when priming the engine with the key off. A few revolutions of the starter did the trick but I was wondering if anyone has any experience with hand cranking in cold weather? Also, a side...

As I prepare to install my resurfaced head, I ran a thread chaser down each stud hole. Some were easier than others, but I was concerned about the two front ones, where the water neck mounts to. One of them was cleaned the easiest of all of them (not much resistance) and the other has a loose...

It appears that Burtz has come out with a pre-assembled short block: https://burtzblock.com/products/short-block https://burtzblock.com/pages/block-kit-overview-and-information This might be good for someone who doesn't have an approved builder that's close to them. It appears that the only...

I'm having a 2-Tooth steering box rebuild for my coupe. It's a Feb '31 production. When the rebuilder was showing me the casing he was going to use, I noticed that the stampings were slightly different. Mine is attached, but couldn't get pictures of his. The one he showed has additional...

Yes the thread name is wrong, it was supposed to say "Fan" and not "Fa." Since I have to remove the water pump to get the head resurfaced, I thought that I'd take a look at it. Not sure if I have the leakless type or not. Is there a way to tell? I also noticed a few things. The fan pulley does...

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I've heard that to some, period spark plugs are "all the rage". So I decided to dig some out of the piles of old parts and was wondering if there's anything in this assortment worth saving or cleaning up. I also have more AC spark plug boxes. The Titan spark plug is still sealed.