I was able to restore the diameters of the linkage balls of
both the radius rod arm (above) and the pittman arm (below)
minus .020". With a short bar of steel (at left)and a tube
of valve grinding compound, I hand lapped the link balls to an
even size (whithin .0015" on the diameter).
The bar has a 15/16" drilled hole in the end with tapered bore
out to the largest diameter of the link ball.
It takes a while; about .002 to .003" per hour by hand. It is
faster with the tool in the lathe, but leaves scratches in the
steel...
Thanks,
Joe

Hi Joe,
Would you have any info on the clutch cover for a 14B, we have given up hope of getting the parts from the previous owner.
Would you have a drawing?
Sorry to ask.

Regards

Ian

I am bringing this back to the top just because I think it is a fantastic read. I find it amazing to read Joe's blow by blow description of what he is doing. We should all have that type of patience and knowledge.

You go, Joe.


Stevo

Thanks Stevo,
Just trying to find a web hosting site on which my uploaded
photos don't look like they have 1/8" inch of grease smeared
over them....
Joe

Out of frustration with trying to seal a cork carburetor
float, I machined a die to hydroform two halves of a float
from .005" thick brass shim stock.
I found that I needed to limit the travel of the brass whithin
the die cavity between drawing and annealing of the blank;
shown to each side are inserts made from 5 minute epoxy which
fit whithin the steel die cavity.
The upper half of the float has a threaded brass lug (4-40 tap
with a blind hole) for attachment to the float arm.
I tried out the float in dad's model 10 Buick- so far no
leaks!...
Thanks,
Joe

Arrangement for checking fuel level in float bowl;
It turns out the brass float is too bouyant- a different
float arm will have to be fabricated to raise the fuel level
at least 3/8" of an inch to avoid starving out on hills...
Thanks,
Joe

The center five teeth of the bronze segment gear on the
steering box had quite a bit of wear; I was able to silver
solder the top half of the worn teeth. I then re-faced the
gear in the lathe and cut all the teeth .070" of an inch
deeper. I used the good profile teeth at each end for grinding
a fly cutting tool as well as figuring out tooth spacing..
Thanks,
Joe