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You might try Merv Adkins. He has stacks of hoods and other body parts.

Problem solved. After cogitating on it for a couple weeks, I used some tie wire to hold the 7116 inserts in place and one-by-one installed the balls, sliding the inserts under the collar and holding them there with bent sheet metal clips until they were all in place.

That will be Plan B.

Rain or shine, she has beautiful lines.

Dee, thanks once more for your helpful guidance. I'm trying out some ideas before I commit to pulling the main shaft as I will probably find a way to mess something else up in the process. I'll let you know how it goes. Besides I've seen no sign of leakage at the ends of the counter shaft and I'd like to keep it that way.

Finally got around to replacing transmission seals in my '41 and got myself into trouble by pulling the main shaft rear bearing retainer and popping out the three springs, balls, and inserts that go under the 7106 hub sleeve. Will I have to pull the main shaft to fit them back in? There's just no way to access both sides of the hub and sleeve at the same time.

Nice! You'll be seeing my order soon. -Dave

Thanks, I've still got a long way to go and have learned to be patient.

I called his friend to get information to put in The Way of the Zephyr obits after he died, but didn't ask what was going to happen to his stuff. I suspect it went to his son. Merv Adkins said they offered to sell it to him but he said no thanks.

Yeah, looks amazing! But where's the steering wheels?

Great! Congrats Mr. Dove!

Boos-Herrell has them in their catalog, listed at $45 for repros and $115 for original.

Thanks, it makes my challenges seem soooo minor. I will appreciate and admire the progress.

I'm interested.

Paul, have you had a head off? If so, have you measured the cylinder bore?

Gorgeous! I'm ready when you are.

Look for a B-4516 on page 24 of Joe's Antique Auto catalog. They've got the cork type. I ordered a felt seal from Roy Nacewicz (Cat.# D-002) but it looks too big to fit in the slot.

So Jeff, you're saying that I should throw out my NOS split guides and mushroom valves and go with newer single piece guides?

Dee, with your knowledge of valves and fluid flow you should have been a heart surgeon.

o.k., here you go Mike. You can see how the brass tab is kind of sprung out away from the metal slider. Just press that down, twist the shaft, and pull. Dave

I have mine out of the car ('41 Zephyr sedan) and am looking at it. There's an L-shaped brass tab riveted to the L-shaped piece ("slider") that the shaft engages in and that slides back and forth. To release the shaft you will need to press the brass tab so it is flat against the slider using a small flat screwdriver. Then use a pair of pliers to rotate the shaft about 90 degrees and it should come right out. If you need a photo I could get you one on Saturday. Dave

Sorry, Frenchy, I didn't get the number for the wheel cylinders at the time, just bought the kits, which seem to work fine. I collect selected tips from the Forum and in 2008 Tom Overfield posted this number for the cylinders from Napa: <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]-->WC24955, 24954

The bag for my 41 Zephyr is beige canvas (with lots of artistic rust spots). Let me know if you want a picture or dimensions.

The ones on my all original '41 are oval. If you need replacements, check page 93 of Joe's Antique Auto catalog. The 48-17758 looks like a match. $6.50 each.

I bought rebuilding kits for my '41 from Napa, and they said they also had the wheel cylinders if I needed them.