32 Ford trunk lid handle

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325w

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My deck lid comes loose while driving. Have the nut on the handle tight as I think it should. Handle moves easily. So does the nuts torque dictate the handle staying in closed position? These are real 32 parts. Thanks
 
There is a washer with a tab. Folding the tab once the nut is tightened prevents the nut from loosening.Some Vendors have those as Model A is the same.
Like this.
CW Moss part number 40-702352MB
trunk & Rumble Handle Nut & Lock Washer • 1932-40 Ford Roadster, Coupe .
 

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deuce lover said:
There is a washer with a tab. Folding the tab once the nut is tightened prevents the nut from loosening.Some Vendors have those as Model A is the same.
Like this.
CW Moss part number 40-702352MB
trunk & Rumble Handle Nut & Lock Washer • 1932-40 Ford Roadster, Coupe .
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David,


I "knew" that Model A used the acorn nut and the lock washer was used at least through 1937. Was the acorn nut used through 1937 also, if not when did the transition occur?


Thanks
 
Karl,


I don't know if the acorn nuts were used after the '34s as the body parts and hardware catalogues do not provide specific applications of the nuts. My view is based the twenty plus cabriolets, coupes, and roadsters that I have owned over the years plus other '32-'34s observed.
 
DavidG said:
Karl,


I don't know if the acorn nuts were used after the '34s as the body parts and hardware catalogues do not provide specific applications of the nuts. My view is based the twenty plus cabriolets, coupes, and roadsters that I have owned over the years plus other '32-'34s observed.
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I have been a part in the restoration of over 15 ‘34-‘37’s (mostly roadsters) and have never seen anything but the combination of a hex nut with the tab washer.
 
Are there two different length square shanks on the handles?

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Is the longer one pictured above rumble seat? I have a trunk car and my original handle has a very short shank compared to the example above
 

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Yes the rumble handle shank is longer than the trunk handle.Here again is the trunk handle.The nut is incorrect.
 

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Except on a '32 deluxe coupe and '33 - '34 handles where the one with the longer shank was used for deck lids as well.
 
My recent experience with the lipped rubber pad from Carpenter is that they are too small and do not fit over the stainless washer above the exposed shank of the handle. The un-lipped rubber washer from Snyder's is no better as the inside i.d. is too large to keep the rubber washer centered.
 
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