tooSavvy Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 ^^ +1 MorrisItalSLX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 There is that, I guess. Really I just need to finish it and post the finished picture and move on to getting the car running again... Phil barmatt, tooSavvy and mercedade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 "Barn Find". It's dirty enough to be. Not gonna get addressed this weekend though, things are all on hold.We have a cross-country jaunt to New York state for a wedding. Reminds me, I gotta write a speech... Phil LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Stalk mode on Phil you have pm about vanity plates ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Ooh. When is that for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 just looked at it again - thought it said 13th september ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Might have it running by then. Woo LightBulbFun and hairnet 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 10 minutes ago, PhilA said: Might have it non starting due to non us person drool by then. Woo PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Have WD40, we good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 Pushed the car outside because it was a really nice afternoon (after some really very bad storms last night). Washed the outside of the car down with suds, got rid of the bird poop and dirt. Attacked the engine bay with my pressure washer. It came up really quite well. There's some bits where I'll still need to put some degreaser and work it with a steel brush, but for the most part it's ready to be rubbed down, rust treated and painted. I got covered in lots of flecks of really old tarry muck. Dried it all down and pushed it inside. All tucked away safely again. Nice to have a little progress on the car again. Phil Asimo, rainagain, mat_the_cat and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Wish I could push a car in and out of the garage. Try it where I live and it'll end up half a mile away at the bottom of the hill, assuming somebody was steering. Otherwise your dragging it out of a shop window!. Keep up the good work. LightBulbFun, Ohdearme and PhilA 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 6, 2019 Author Share Posted May 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, busmansholiday said: Wish I could push a car in and out of the garage. Try it where I live and it'll end up half a mile away at the bottom of the hill, assuming somebody was steering. Otherwise your dragging it out of a shop window!. Keep up the good work. The brakes and steering at least still work! But, it's particularly flat around here, so the concept of "hill" is lost on most. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 the madness with the beard needs to drink less coffee? PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 I think next up, or soon, will be to pull the steering wheel off, the column out and have a jolly good poke at the steering box. I need to get a Pitman arm splitter, thinking of it. My electronics desk is currently full of another project- a Zenith "Glove Box" radio for a '33 Ford Model A that I'm rebuilding. That may be will force me to do some proper work on the oily bits of the car... --Phil LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Ok, the one at the store had 32mm jaw gap. Need to measure. $17 to buy, $18 to rent? Strange math. Bought a can of etch primer. Purchased 6 reels each of 22 and 18AWG solid core wire to do both radios. Next up is capacitors and a couple high-wattage resistors. Getting back into the swing of things. Phil LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 Started on a bit of bodywork tonight. Attacked the rust and paint with my wire brushes, then applied Kurust. Carefully applied the etch primer I bought yesterday. Then ran out of satin black paint. Still, moving forward on tidying up the engine bay. Phil Scruffy Bodger, LightBulbFun, paulplom and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 Bought some satin black paint and finished the radiator shroud. Looks better. Phil LightBulbFun, somewhatfoolish, spartacus and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 happy to see work slowly resuming on this awesome thread/car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asch Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I have a '48 Streamliner and have a workshop manual if you need the details of steering adjustment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asch Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Simply knocking the side of the pitman arm should release it. No need for a splitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 10 hours ago, Asch said: I have a '48 Streamliner and have a workshop manual if you need the details of steering adjustment. Pictures / Thread please. Also if there's an exploded diagram of the steering box that would be great, along with adjustment procedure. The bottom bearing has way too much lateral lash in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 9 hours ago, Asch said: Simply knocking the side of the pitman arm should release it. No need for a splitter. Hm. I'll have to give that a try. I didn't even pull the nut off yet, been too busy for anything other than a bit of paint this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 I took a quick look and the nut is nowhere to be seen. I didn't have time to clean it up, but I think it's under the dirt somewhere... Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Highly impressed with Crud Cutter for rust, better than Kurust. PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 This is actually some random Loctite stuff but chemically it appears identical to Kurust. It's got that oily/milky/purple thing going on. Got a big pot of it so it'll have to do! Phil purplebargeken and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 I cleared the crep off the pitman arm nut and measured it. 1 1/4" which is just slightly bigger than any tool I own. I found my exploded diagram, I need to study it because it does look like the lower race is ball bearings. If the cage has collapsed that would explain the lash. With the pitman arm removed I should be able to take the steering box apart, clean the grease out and fix it up. Hopefully. Phil purplebargeken and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 Tool! Coupled with judicious application of torque: Just hitting the pitman arm resulted in a few dents in the pitman arm. I think I'll need a puller... Diagram was sideways. Top and bottom are plain bearings. Phil Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, LightBulbFun and Joey spud 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 Second tool of the evening. A modest 2/3 leg puller, rated 2 ton. Puller, along with a 4lb lump hammer meant that it finally decided to yield. I've left it here tonight, I want to clean it up a little and mark the splines. Phil somewhatfoolish, RayMK, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 I tried to make a little time this afternoon after work on the car. I pulled the lid off the steering box and cleaned all the old grease and dirt out. With the pitman arm removed, the shaft just pulled straight up and out. It was covered in a mix of grease types; some correct but dried up with the consistency of old toffee, some newer chassis grease which is just wrong. The insides of the steering box case are similarly horrible. With the shaft out it's possible to feel the lash in the top bearing. Cleaned up I'll push the lower part of the shaft into the lower bearing and feel how loose it is. The shaft itself is worn but not overly bad. I need to work on the roller wheel as the bearing has a little free play in. I'm not sure if it's all just adding up. Once it's cleaned up properly it'll be a little easier to tell. Phil scdan4, Scruffy Bodger, purplebargeken and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Be interesting to see how it steers once it's all refreshed and correctly adjusted. I know it's never going to be a 'Teg Type-R but it's probably never had the right kind of maintenance it's whole life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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