Power Steering Make Up 56 Wagon

KULTULZ said:
Hey dmsfrr-
I imagine you frequent BIRD only forums a lot. Have you noticed any other 55/57 BIRD failures/complaints such as this?
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The problems that seem to come up most often...
running too hot, ignition and carburation/fuel delivery.
 
dmsfrr said:
The problems that seem to come up most often...

running too hot, ignition and carburation/fuel delivery.
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...hmmpf...

I thought it would be more of a common problem with just one fastener at the bottom of the rail.

Guess you just lucked out... :D
 
KULTULZ said:
pm sent!
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KULTULZ,

Received the PM with the sites, thank you. I installed the factory PS on my 53 Merc last year and could not for the life of me find the crush nuts. I had to improvise by taking a fender "J nut" and cutting of the bottom piece and then soldering it onto a coat hanger and then threading it threw a bolt hole in the frame and and down to the hole in the frame where the crush nut would go. Then I mounted the bracket with the other two bolts and then very carefully threaded the bolt up through the hole into the nut. It works fine but I always wanted to have the correct insert in the event I do it again. When I was looking all I found were Sert's and they are round, and from the feedback I got, they didn't hold all that well anyway. Thanks again.

Merc Cruzer
 
Merc Cruzer said:
KULTULZ,

Received the PM with the sites, thank you.

I installed the factory PS on my 53 Merc last year and could not for the life of me find the crush nuts. I had to improvise by taking a fender "J nut" and cutting of the bottom piece and then soldering it onto a coat hanger and then threading it threw a bolt hole in the frame and and down to the hole in the frame where the crush nut would go. Then I mounted the bracket with the other two bolts and then very carefully threaded the bolt up through the hole into the nut. It works fine but I always wanted to have the correct insert in the event I do it again.

When I was looking all I found were Sert's and they are round, and from the feedback I got, they didn't hold all that well anyway. Thanks again.

Merc Cruzer
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They were discontinued by FORD some years back and were used in multiple applications,

If you ever need one again and are hard to find, just GOOGLE 375474-S8.

Here is a source for all kinds of retainers- https://www.amkproducts.com/Catalog_PDF/56-73.pdf
 
Jwawhite said:
Chevy Dealers have them in stock for Corvettes.
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I tried to find the nut locally, so I stopped in the local Chevy dealer, parts department, this afternoon and took them a picture of the "crush nut' and it was like living the add from Rock Auto. Bottom line, since I didn't have a Chevy part number, they had no way of looking it up. I tried their body repair department and again no luck....the manager at least knew what it was.

You wouldn't by chance have a part number, or a year of application?

Thank you,

Merc Cruzer
 
Finally got them installed...
 

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The instructions tell you the nut, bolt and washer "tool" is only good for a couple of installations and they are not kidding. Just one more thing I learned to do that I probably will never do again. "All this knowledge and no where to use it"
 
Merc Cruzer said:
The instructions tell you the nut, bolt and washer "tool" is only good for a couple of installations and they are not kidding.

Just one more thing I learned to do that I probably will never do again. "All this knowledge and no where to use it"
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No, you may be able to help someone else down the line.
 
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