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I have been working on my 28 Tudor for a while, trying to fix big problems first. Just put in a new engine. When I put the distributor on and connected the spark control rod, I noticed that I could not raise the spark lever to the top of its range. It had always been that way but I ignored it...

I am looking at a 31 Deluxe Roadster. Windshield frame is chrome plated, 13.5 in high. Top bows are varnished oak. It does not have spare tires on fender wells, which I understand was an option in 31. It also does not have cowl lights. Were cowl lights standard on 31 Deluxe Roadsters or an...

A few weeks ago someone posted about a Model A that had been found in Greece. The new owner joined MAFCA and a member here reported it. Since I spend summers in Athens (Don't like Florida weather in the summer), I decided to track down the new Model A owner I did locate him - Adonis...

Below is a part I took off of my 28 Tudor. I have had it for 2 years now and am slowly fixing a plethora of mechanical issues. This is my first Model A and so I am often slow to recognize when things aren't quite right. This is an example of the things I keep finding. If you know what this...

Attached is a picture of my front spring; one of many "fixes" my car has acquired over its life. You can see the 4 extra leaves because they are square cut, not notched. I am guessing this was a solution to a weak spring. Strangely enough, the car and frame do sit at the proper height...

Hi guys. I am trying to locate an article I read sometime in the past 18 months on the evolution of the terminal box lid. I have looked everywhere that I can think of and cannot find it.Has anyone else seen this article? It included pictures of the changes in the lids over 28-31. Help!

Got home at 10 PM Christmas Eve and in my mailbox was Rev 4 JS. Santa came early! Thanks to all the people involved in this project. I know it was a lot of work! Merry Christmas

Doing the brakes on my 28 Tudor, I got all new drums and two new hubs. When I went to install the rear hubs with new drums on the car, I realized that the race on the one old hub is BADLY worn. I do not believe that the race repair kits will fix the problem since there is a step between where...

Trying to remount rear backing plates on my 28 TUDOR. I bought new bolts and nuts because old ones were worn. Bolts are fine. However the new nuts have a shoulder which makes them significantly taller than the old nuts. I am guessing that the shoulder is supposed to seat into the grease...

While rebuilding my brakes I realized that the emergency brake toggle lever apparently is supposed to have a grease fitting on the end of the shaft. The bushings do have a spiral groove inside to distribute the grease, the shaft is hollow and has a hole halfway down its length to allow grease to...

Been trying to redo the brakes on my 28 Tudor. Brake rods looked like slalom courses, no brake rod springs, drums were all outside of tolerance, one rear hub had a lug bolt welded to the hub/drum (I guess if you don't have a 30 ton press, welding is the answer), one operating pin had been...

I have a question about how far to screw in the end plug on tie rod ends (and drag link). Les Andrew’s book says to screw in the end plug and after the end plug contacts the tie rod ball, screw it in an additional 1 to 1.5 turns. He follows with a note that the spring must be compressed 25%...

I have an inner race on front hub that needs to be pressed in, but once installed rotates freely in hub. I know for outer race you can buy an oversize race and have hub turned but I have not seen an over sized race for inner bearing. I have used loctite on inner race and it seems to be holding...

Started working on the front end of my 28 and noticed that the tie rod has a slight bend in it. I am thinking that replacing the tie rod is in order. I measured the tie rod and it is 42 7/8" long. The tie rod ends were adjusted almost all of the way down - that is, I doubt I could have turned...