TECHNICAL
REPORT:
New technical tips are posted in each Quail Call
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MARCH TECHNICAL SEMINAR
The Hansen Ford Man Cave
(garage) in Ramona was the site of the Adjusting
the
Model A 2-Tooth
Steering Box and Straightening the Model A Front Axle Seminar
observed by 44 Model A enthusiasts from
the San Diego and Palomar Clubs.
Adjusting the steering box is a very labor-intensive project.
Fortunately, the Model
A Service Bulletins outline a step-by-step approach on how it should be done.
Because our Model
As are over 80 years old and new parts we purchase today are not always built to
Ford’s
specifications, the adjusting procedure prescribed by Ford does not always work.
To compensate
for these problems, much trial and error plus experience is necessary to finally
end up with a
steering box that operates like it did when it rolled off the assembly line.
The other subject discussed was the front axle. Nearly all Model As today have a
bent
front axle. Over the years the Model As have been driven over extremely rough
and rutted roads.
The Model A also had a reputation of being a very good “mud car”
because of the low-end power and high road clearance. When the Model A did
become stuck in the mud, many times a chain was secured to the axle and the car
was pulled. Many time this pulling resulted in bending the axle. The Hansen
garage gang straightened a bent axle back to the original Ford specifications
using a 50-ton press and other garage tools.
There was much “tire kickin” and
eating of snacks provided by the Hansen garage gang.
Many thanks to Bill and Sue Hansen for hosting this event.
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