Sunday, January 1, 2023

Engine-prep, Starter & Trans linkage clean-up & more...

Laying out all the parts needed for Dan (engine rebuild)

Put some paint on the rear frame bumpers

Mounting the rear frame bumpers

Documenting & Disassembling transmission linkage




Completed clean-up of transmission - it's ready for rebuild

Saginaw 3-speed Transmission side cover # 3731911
Correct.

Tailshaft Casting # 3737450
Correct.

Saginaw 3-speed main case # 3845122
Correct.



Transmission linkage


Disassembly


Cleaning up the trans shifter & linkage parts in the Berryman ChemDip


Disassembling & cleaning the shifter linkage


Shifter linkage arms are quite pitted. Began clean-up

Correct Starter & Solenoid clean-up time...

Correct Starter part #: 1107664
"7 F 19" date code (June 19, 1957)


We torque'd down the lower A-Arm pivot shaft ends to spec.






















Trip to Chris' shop...

  Loaded up the sand blasted/refinished seat frames ...and the '57 seats Compared them to what you get from Al Knoch reproductions Chris...