Drum tail lite

[vern hodgson]

I have seen a post on the drum tail lite somewhere but does not come up on search. Want to put mine back together and need a diagram of where all the parts go.??thanks

[denniskliesen]

What part of it are you in question about? Looking at the inside of the drum, You can get a cork gasket the fits against the inside front, the lens next, there were are some a metal plate STOP on the backside of the lens, then your nut on both sides of the lens female on the inside and male part on the outside. Some of the retainer nuts had a gasket on the inside, my original did, repro I got from Snyder did not. Bratton's has those 2 gaskets. Hope this helps...

[vern hodgson]

Originally Posted by denniskliesen

What part of it are you in question about? Looking at the inside of the drum, You can get a cork gasket the fits against the inside front, the lens next, there were are some a metal plate STOP on the backside of the lens, then your nut on both sides of the lens female on the inside and male part on the outside. Some of the retainer nuts had a gasket on the inside, my original did, repro I got from Snyder did not. Bratton's has those 2 gaskets. Hope this helps...

I need to see how the pieces go together on the dividing plate. I know there is an insulator and not sure how the bulb is held in. Mine is all apart.

[Tom Wesenberg]

This thread should help. The inside was silver from Ford, but white will reflect more light.

http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showth...+tom+wesenberg

[vern hodgson]

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

This thread should help. The inside was silver from Ford, but white will reflect more light.

http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showth...+tom+wesenberg

Excellent, just what I was looking for. I disassembled mine in "72". Sold model a and kept tail light assembly in cigar box all that time. Could not recall how it all went together. I assume the L connector must be insulated from the tail light frame?? Thanks for finding that post, guess I did not enter the proper search nomenclature.

[Tom Wesenberg]

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Yes, the connector needs to be insulated from the body. You turn the taillight socket as you rotate the L connector into the groove of the brass pin. When the socket is in place the lock pin in it will pop out into the hole in the steel body.

Actually if your L connector isn't riveted in place, you can install the taillight socket first, then insert the L connector into the groove, then install the L connector with it's insulators.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by vern hodgson

Excellent, just what I was looking for. I disassembled mine in "72". Sold model a and kept tail light assembly in cigar box all that time. Could not recall how it all went together. I assume the L connector must be insulated from the tail light frame?? Thanks for finding that post, guess I did not enter the proper search nomenclature.

Vern, Dog here,
At LEAST you know how to spel NOMENCLATURE, I have trubble with thet one
Buster T.

[vern hodgson]

Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

Vern, Dog here,
At LEAST you know how to spel NOMENCLATURE, I have trubble with thet one
Buster T.

Oh, and I thot I hit thu rong key!! So a fiber washer on the bottom and some sort of insulated shoulder washer that fits inside the L bracket rivet hole??

[Tom Wesenberg]

Yes