Guest AussiePhil Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I an restoring an Australian built car with levers similar to 1923 Buick. Can anybody help with information about the friction rubbber blocks that rub on the quadrant?I presume there should be a spring inside. One of mine is seized solid with a black material but there seems to be a minature bronze bush inside.What material is used for the rubbing blocks?What size and shape should they be.Hope someone can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Depending on the year and model, the spring sits inside a hole that accepts a Tee shaped slider that is made of brass and plated with nickel in cars through the early 20s... I have seen substitute materials used such as nylon or other plastics to increase the resistance. Cars from the teens actually had spring loaded cylinders with vee points that fit into notches machined into one side of the quadrant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbbuick22 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 AussiePhil, My 22 has a piece of black T shaped rubber with a mall spring ( like a pen spring). They are shown in the parts book. JB22-6-55 Sport Touring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 AussiePhil and Mark, I believe I heard someone mention once that the material in the quadrant rub block was soapstone. Mark is right in that there is a little springkeeping pressure against the quadrant edge. Terry WiegandDoo Dah America1916 Model D-451920 Model K-461922 Model 22-6-48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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