RESTORING HISTORY ONE CAR AT A TIME
Sometime ago, prior to the steering worm change mentioned in the August Bulletin, a change was made in the steering gear worm bearing. The bearing was changed from a cylindrical 9 roller to a tapered 13 roller bearing. To correspond with the tapered bearing, it was necessary to change the angle of the worm at …
In order to clear the starter switch push rod on the DeLuxe Phaeton, the accelerator to steering gear rod A-9742-B is made with a slight bend in it. This is necessary, due to the lower position of the steering gear used on the DeLuxe Phaeton. If you receive calls for this part for service, use …
OFFSET ACCELERATOR TO STEERING GEAR ROD USED ON NEW DELUXE PHAETON Read More »
To provide a better oil seal, the depth of the counterbore in the A-3548 steering gear housing has been changed from 3/64 inch to 5/64 inch. To compensate for the increased depth of the counterbored hole the thickness of the steering gear cover gasket A-22448 has been changed from 3/32 inch to 1⁄8 inch. The …
The diameter of the thrust shoulder on the steering gear worm has been increased .043 to .047 larger than the diameter of the old design. Dotted outline in Fig. 955 shows out- line of old design worm shoulder as compared with the new design. Increasing the diameter of this part lessens wear on the thrust …
CHANGE IN STEERING SHAFT WORM ASSEMBLY AND BEARING Read More »
A change has been made in the steering shaft upper bearing and bushing assembly A-3517. The new bushing has a “V” shaped lug, which fits into a “V” slot in the steering gear housing and holds the bushing securely in place. This construction eliminates the two A-20281 screws formerly used to hold the bushing in …
To provide additional clearance between driver’s seat and steering wheel, the length of the steering column was recently increased and the angle of the column changed (see Fig. 849). This was accomplished by in- creasing the length of the steering column 1″ and shortening the steering column bracket approximately 3/8”. The new arrangement provides greater …
To eliminate the possibility of mechanics putting grease instead of gear lubricant in the steering gear, the Zerk fitting has been replaced with a pipe plug (see Fig. 776). Never put grease in the steering gear. Complaints of hard steering can invariably be traced to that source. Use gear lubricant only in the steering gear-the …
LUBRICATOR FITTING ON STEERING GEAR CHANGED TO A PLUG Read More »
To provide additional clearance between drag link and front brake shaft housing, the end of the drag link, which was formerly assembled to the rear, is now assembled to the front. This necessitated relocating the lubricator fittings so they would be easily accessible when the position of the drag link was reversed. When installing a …
The drilled hole in the steering sector shaft, through which the lubricant in the steering gear housing was carried to the sector shaft bushings, has now been discontinued. Sector shaft bushings are now lubricated by means of a lubricator fitting placed in the steering gear housing. (See A, Fig 570) Lubricant should be forced into …
The outside diameter of the spindle bolt bearing assembly and the steering worm thrust bearing assembly, part A-3123, has been changed to the dimensions shown in Figure 575. When replacing one of these bearings in the steering gear be sure to install the same design that was removed. ((575))
Place steering gear assembly in vise. (Be sure the vise is equipped with brass or copper jaws, to prevent marring housing.) Remove housing cover by screwing out the three cap screws. (See A, Fig 497.)) Drain out lubricant and remove steering shaft lower bearing assembly by running out the four cap screws, B, and withdrawing …
Insert spark and throttle rods through steering shaft upper bushing, then slip the two anti-rattlers back until they come into contact with the two small notches on the rods. Next insert spark and throttle rods, together with steering shaft upper bushing, into steering gear housing; tap the bushing down until the screw holes in the …
