Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-20-2023, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 814
Re: V8 Pressuire Plate clutch used in Model A's
Lads, Good points. I'll replace the bearing on spec. Another comment was that the metals used recently on the bolts are not good ole US hardened steel. I believe the supplier clutches are made...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-19-2023, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 814
V8 Pressuire Plate clutch used in Model A's
My three round headed pivot ball bolts used to adjust the finger height are showing significant wear after a few thousand miles. I have 2" of free play and the throw-out bearing is not touching the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-25-2022, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 7,251
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-03-2021, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,277
Re: Broken clutch arm
I thought I saw one several years ago that was "heavy duty" ? Looked far more robust.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-18-2021, 04:50 AM
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Replies: 114
Views: 21,836
Re: Tom Wesenberg
Start a go fund me page. $ times the thousands on the site would go a long way to help.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-17-2021, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 6,353
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-14-2021, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 106
Views: 13,642
Re: It’s getting harder to drive my A
Time is no friend. Pam and I were talking yesterday that sometime down the road one of the cars will have to go; the A or the Healey. I think the AH will be the first to go when the time comes.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-07-2021, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 7,306
Re: Changing of the Guard
So Pam and I were doing some Estate planning and I questioned which of my children would like what car; the 28 Tudor or the 65 Healey ? The answer from both was simple; neither car however had we...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-18-2020, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 6,318
Re: Model A Day at Gilmore Cancelled!!!
Every event with our Model A and Austin Healey have been cancelled for 2020. Next winter in AZ to escape the snow and -40 is out of the question at this point. The solution: a vaccine.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-25-2020, 05:08 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 19,481
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-10-2019, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,742
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-09-2019, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,742
Rear Hubs Insert and Smaller Wheel bearing
Some time ago I saw an insert collar that you pressed into the rear brake drum hub that used a smaller wheel bearing when the hub showed wear. Any suggestions where I may have seen them. I searched...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-12-2018, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,070
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-10-2018, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,091
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-11-2018, 04:33 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,277
Re: Stuck Clutch Plate
Bob, your 100 % correct! The V8 site talks about giving the pins a little blast of the welder at both ends to ensure they will never work their way out.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-08-2018, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,277
Re: Stuck Clutch Plate
Fixed !! it was one of the three V8 clutch fingers. It had un pinned / displaced itself from the pressure plate so when the throw out bearing was pushed forward, only 2 of the 3 fingers were moving...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-08-2018, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,277
Stuck Clutch Plate
Gents, I friend has a stuck clutch plate that for no apparent reason became stuck while driving !!! He tried to depress the clutch while slowing down at an intersection and no go; the clutch is not...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-25-2018, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,053
Re: Tomorrow's a big day in my life
My retirement home includes plenty of home space for Pam and the all the grandkids plus 1,200 floor heated squares of garage with a two post hoist. From lifting the A to hoisting up the lawn tractor...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-12-2018, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,780
Re: DynaBeads, yay or nay?
Yes ! I have used them for years. Use a palm sander and place it against the stem; the vibration will allow the beads to fall into the stem / tube without any problem.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-08-2018, 05:48 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,527
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-12-2018, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,232
Tube Failures Metal Stem 21" Made in EEC
I have experienced three tube failures with metal stem tubes 21" marked "MADE IN EEC".
Has anyone experienced similar problems with these tubes and are the Dealers still selling tubes from EEC?
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-28-2018, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 6,108
Re: Child Safety
Seat Belts and the Law in Ontario, CANADA
Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act (HTA) doesn’t require vehicle owners to install seatbelts into vehicles not originally manufactured with such. However,...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-13-2018, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,056
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-24-2018, 01:54 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 8,814
Re: Help with radiator cap spray
A friend had a similar problem. It only sprayed only while climbing up a hill and "pouring the coals to it". It was the water pump; somehow it would suck air through the shaft and only when stressed....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-19-2017, 07:25 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 6,028
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