Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-23-2024, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 808
Re: car transport
:rolleyes: I really doubt that unloading the car that way is really going to hurt anything, the winch line is only there to prevent the car from getting away going down the ramp because there is no...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-22-2024, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 539
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-21-2024, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,491
Re: counterbalanced crank welds
Probably no bolts holding the counterweights on that crank, just 100% weld around the weight. Two different ways to get the same result, both work fine
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-20-2024, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 493
Re: front brake won't retract enough
If the ends of the shafts will not touch the adjusting wedge when the wedge is backed off what is stopping the shoes/shafts from retracting more ? Most likley there is your problem sounds simple but...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-18-2024, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,531
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-18-2024, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 596
Re: Stop Leak
Agreed with the above info on a stock set-up A, but if you have a modern-type rear seal that drips a little or your modern ride leaks 3-4 oz of regular brake fluid in the crankcase (with the motor...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-15-2024, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 214
Re: Door hinges
Never seen cast iron hinges only the steel (stock) and bronze aftermarket but maybe someone in years past made some ?
Drivers side, what body style ? A lot of different hinges for an A
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-15-2024, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,110
Re: Narrow bed or wide bed
Widebed much more rare, almost as rare as the fenders for them :-) typicaly they are known to be correct on late 31 trucks with the steel top cabs and indented firewalls
easy way to tell the beds...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-07-2024, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 383
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-05-2024, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,491
Re: counterbalanced crank welds
There are a lot of crankshafts that were done that way back in the day. Never really heard of it being a problem. It should also have a small weld on the bolt heads to keep them coming loose. More...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-22-2024, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 846
Re: Frame Spreader
I think that the spring spreader would be too wide, also most likley will not clear the transmission. Might work though
While nice to have, with a little pushing and some wiggling the engine might...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-20-2024, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 3,179
Re: Model A cam ground to "B" profile
https://youtu.be/iM5Tl_oytMM?si=5rH7l7v5Dihf0Dfd
If you have never seen a cam get ground kinda interesting video
not model A but it shows the machine and how it grinds the lobes to shape and there...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-17-2024, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,412
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-14-2024, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,320
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-06-2024, 01:41 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 831
Re: 8 leaf to 7 leaf rear spring conversion
Just went through this for my coupe besause I wanted the rear down just a bit.
#10 and #7 are the same, the top is contoured and beveled to fit the cross member.
Move #8 under the main (#1 spring)...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-06-2024, 01:03 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,015
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-06-2024, 12:56 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 413
Re: loose brake adjusting shafts
The shafts are a loose fit with a tapered shaft like the catalog pic shows. Probably more important is how worn the ends of the shaft are from 90 years of brake adjustments and the length of the pair...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-02-2024, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 741
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-01-2024, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 741
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-31-2024, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 634
Re: mixing brake shoe linings
The only thing that I have heard of regarding the type of linings is that woven linings tend to work better on the original steel drums and the bonded linings work better on the cast drums ?
Never...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-26-2024, 12:18 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,125
Re: Pace maker and the Model A
I know that my grandfather got one around 1965 which gave him an extra 12-13 years. Never slowed him down with his A's. Here is a pic of him and one of my uncles from around 1968 or 69 :)
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-25-2024, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 823
Re: front axle spindles
Obviously, a non-oversized set of spindles would be the first choice but given your location maybe you could have a set of oversized kingpin bushings made up and installed locally faster and for less...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-22-2024, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 888
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-17-2024, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,896
Re: Rear brake woes
Good thought on the keyway preventing the drum from going on fully, but it sounds like the shoes are still operating backwards. Pull the arm and they retract and he can get the drum on, then can not...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-14-2024, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,896
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