transfusion

[Mitch//pa]

on my current lucy restoration i am now going thru the trans, basically just opening it up looking for cancer, upgrading / freshening the bearings and shafts with orings etc . the trans worked fine and was quiet no whines. the only main thing i came across was the input shaft pilot was welded and ground, also loose on the pilot bearing. i heard of buying a different pilot bearing with a smaller input hole and turning down the nose to fit. anyone do this ? i am thinking of buying new input shaft usa made and hoping it does not create a whine. you can see more pics of this project in my lucy restoration album..

[Chuck Sea/Tac]

Yes my car has the turned down shaft. The bearing, and I don't know the size off hand comes in two different inside bores( the same OD).works just as well as the normal one.

[Pete]

While that looks like a very poor welding job, it should work if it is the right size.

[Tom Wesenberg]

My choice would be to weld it up and turn it back to stock size, but either way should work fine.

[Drive Shaft Dave]

What I did on a couple of input gears is, turned the worn part down true, the made press fit sleeves for them, then you can stay with the standard bearing.

[columbiA]

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You could turn the nose of shaft down to accept a#203 Special brg which has a smaller ID.It would be wise to leave a note to the next owner of the car of the change ,otherwise he wouldnt be able to fit another trans into the pilot brg!

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

When securing some bearings for Sear's lawn equipment, I found that some of their bearings are the same O.D. as some standard bearings, but the I.D.s are smaller! Bill W.

[Mitch//pa]

Thanks all for the replies,

Dave where would one get the press fit sleeves?

Columbia thanks for the # 203 thats what i needed and will cross reference it and see what comes up
And yea where would you stick the note telling the next guy that goes to put a trans in? Maybe inside the housing

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

Thanks all for the replies,

Dave where would one get the press fit sleeves?

Columbia thanks for the # 203 thats what i needed and will cross reference it and see what comes up
And yea where would you stick the note telling the next guy that goes to put a trans in? Maybe inside the housing

Your "note" reminded me, I have always put a folded $5.00 bill under the L/F scuff plate on every Model A I've owned. (Emergency gas money) I'm sure that I have forgotten to retrieve some when I sold the cars. NOBODY ever looked me up to return it!
Chief always carried a $50.00 bill, folded lengthwise in the sweatband of his hat. Bill W.

[Mitch//pa]

Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

Your "note" reminded me, I have always put a folded $5.00 bill under the L/F scuff plate on every Model A I've owned. (Emergency gas money) I'm sure that I have forgotten to retrieve some when I sold the cars. NOBODY ever looked me up to return it!
Chief always carried a $50.00 bill, folded lengthwise in the sweatband of his hat. Bill W.

haha bill
nowadays that might need to be a 20.00

[Drive Shaft Dave]

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

Thanks all for the replies,

Dave where would one get the press fit sleeves?

Columbia thanks for the # 203 thats what i needed and will cross reference it and see what comes up
And yea where would you stick the note telling the next guy that goes to put a trans in? Maybe inside the housing

The sleeves I made myself , turned them out on a lathe.

[Rich in Tucson]

Bill, a friend who recently passed away hid emergency cash everywhere, and a car sold after his death turned up $150 in 50 cent pieces (he got rolls from banks, removed the silver ones, and sold them for ~$3.00 apiece or so). The car was sold to some youths who turned up several days after the car sale to return the cash to his grateful widow; maybe there is hope after all. Still looking for a pistol and ammo he hid somewhere....

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by Rich in Tucson

Bill, a friend who recently passed away hid emergency cash everywhere, and a car sold after his death turned up $150 in 50 cent pieces (he got rolls from banks, removed the silver ones, and sold them for ~$3.00 apiece or so). The car was sold to some youths who turned up several days after the car sale to return the cash to his grateful widow; maybe there is hope after all. Still looking for a pistol and ammo he hid somewhere....

Rich,
After Momma passed away, we found $21,000 above the little square lid in her closet ceiling! The clue was a little step stool she always kept in the closet, with bits of grass & dirt on the steps.
A friend hides stuff in the same kind of closet hole that drops down to the crawl space.
I keep my "GLOCK" in the bottom of my pillow case. (Only the Dog knows!) Bill W.

[Mitch//pa]

Originally Posted by Drive Shaft Dave

The sleeves I made myself , turned them out on a lathe.

thanks dave

bill keep the safety on