Running board anti squeak.

[Bick in New Zealand]

Was there an anti squeak used between the running board bracket and the running board?
If there was, what was used?

 

[Steve Plucker]

Bick,

No there wasn't...at least not according to any PPL's that I have.

Pluck

 

[Bick in New Zealand]

Cheers Pluck.

 

[WHN]

Are you sure it’s not the fenders making the noise?

 

[Mike Peters]

On page 13-13 Revised 2016 RGJG, in the italicised comments at the very end of the running board section, it mentions an anti- squeak webbing used between the running board and bracket, and I quote, "on some vehicles".
Not terribly helpful. Optional?

 

[grj]

Lots of us have found anti squeek in the form of friction tape on top of the brackets. Get your old hockey sticks and you may find a roll. Also in the groove thr RB fits in. I use two pieces of the tape overlapping on top of the brackets. Used on my 2 FP vehicles and will again on my 3rd.

 

[Bill Cilker]

The running board brackets on my unrestored Vicky have a piece of material between them and the running boards. It could be mohair seat fabric.

 

[Bick in New Zealand]

Couple of great photos Bill, thank you for sharing.

 

[Bob Bidonde]

Both of my 1931 A's had a black cloth anti-squeak material between the running boards and their brackets.

 

[chap52]

Don't know if it's "original" but Brattons has what they refer to as running board anti-squeek. Chap

https://www.brattons.com/running-board-bracket-anti-squeak-welt.html

 

[katy]

Wouldn't that tend to hold moisture and encourage rust?

 

[woofa.express]

Model A's don't leak oil they just mark their territory.


now that's one I shan't forget Bick.

 

[Rich in Tucson]

Great point, all of the anti-squeak that I have encountered (frequently between metal and wood) was friction-tape consistency BUT was saturated with some tar-like substance. I may experiment with butyl caulk in some applications I need to address.

One of the more interesting places I found this anti-squeak was as a bridge, placed against the glass rear window of sedans, across the gap in the rubber gasket that surrounds the rear glass. I doubt a better seal could be devised today.