Wow! I’ve never seen a wired flywheel loosen like that. Great video. I hope you’re going to drop the pan and check torque / cotter up the mains and rods.
I am assuming that whoever put it together just didn't tighten the bolts enough. I will definitely be going over the rest before we put it back together.
Ryan, you know the old story. When you find one brain fart, guaranteed there is going to be more. Wrench holders don’t know any better. Not bad people, just bad mechanical skill. Thanks for the safety advice, BTW.
That's what I'm talking about. Great information for the multitude who have never done anything like that. Ryan is awesome to have in the A anT community. Thx again
Interesting & professional work on the Model A. You say it may be 50hp but I would think with the high comp. head, headers, carb ,electronic ignition etc, probably a lot more. That will be hard on the babbit if driven hard. Once you start moding these old Fords, stopping & reliability require more mods. Good to see someone working on old cars who knows what they are doing!. Cheers. NZ.
The axle bolt on my ‘30 roadster had completely rusted away, and the spring had too many leaves for a roadster, but it still didn’t cause havoc when I lowered the axle out - just a sudden release of the leaves, contained by the crossmember. I used a six foot extension on my jack handle.
I was thinking flywheel bolt striking the housing or starter bolt had fallen into the bell housing. But wow! I presumed a level of care that just wasn’t there
Well at least the bolts were in and finger tight and safety wire was on ---------- that's better than putting the Door Plug in on a 737 ------ going to lunch and returning back to work ------ only to forget that the ----- Door ---- needs to be ------ BOLTED IN ------- then getting to sixteen thousand feet ------ to have the DOOR blowout ----------- Don't know about the going to lunch part ----- but still ------ to forget to put the bolts in ----- So --- keep in mind ---- " FLY THE FRIENDLY SKYS " ------------ Glad it was a simple fix ---- still a lot of work but no damage ------ Thanks for the Video ----- Rodney
My friend in high school had a vw bug the fly wheel fell off, he thought it shit a motor tell we pulled it out in shop class and the fly wheel fell on the ground
Curious as to why you didn't pull the entire rear end then disassemble that spring. The center bolt would have held it together. As to the front end weight causing it to tip forward - 2 or 3 cement blocks on a board spanning the rails would have held it down and ensured that the stationary jacks were placed right. Oh and the spring ends, I generally have ground and filed a smooth radius then added a Teflon liner between leaves to smooth things out regardless of what vehicle I've replaced springs at the minor cost of possibly a new center bolt if they are new springs
There was barely any nut left on the rear center bolt. I wasn't going to trust it. I prefer to disassemble the spring in the crossmember anyway. It helps to contain everything. There is no reed to bevel these new springs since the ends don't touch the next leaf.
@@Maine_A_S "There is no reed to bevel these new springs since the ends don't touch the next leaf." They don't? Surprising as any cross spring Ford through 1948 that I've worked on or at least seen do touch. Obviously your choice not to spend an hour with an angle grinder and file but recall that these spring leaves are not static as you trundle down the road
@@jeaniebuchanan the pins actually came out with the flywheel. I guess the flywheel movement jarred them loose from the crank. I didn't notice them until I moved the flywheel a couple days later.
Wow! I’ve never seen a wired flywheel loosen like that. Great video. I hope you’re going to drop the pan and check torque / cotter up the mains and rods.
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Wow! I’ve never seen a wired flywheel loosen like that. Great video. I hope you’re going to drop the pan and check torque / cotter up the mains and rods.
I am assuming that whoever put it together just didn't tighten the bolts enough. I will definitely be going over the rest before we put it back together.
Ryan, you know the old story. When you find one brain fart, guaranteed there is going to be more. Wrench holders don’t know any better. Not bad people, just bad mechanical skill. Thanks for the safety advice, BTW.
That's what I'm talking about. Great information for the multitude who have never done anything like that. Ryan is awesome to have in the A anT community. Thx again
Thanks for watching.
Interesting & professional work on the Model A. You say it may be 50hp but I would think with the high comp. head, headers, carb ,electronic ignition etc, probably a lot more. That will be hard on the babbit if driven hard. Once you start moding these old Fords, stopping & reliability require more mods. Good to see someone working on old cars who knows what they are doing!. Cheers. NZ.
Thanks for watching. It's hard to say what the HP would be. It still has the stock cam which I'm sure hurts it.
The axle bolt on my ‘30 roadster had completely rusted away, and the spring had too many leaves for a roadster, but it still didn’t cause havoc when I lowered the axle out - just a sudden release of the leaves, contained by the crossmember. I used a six foot extension on my jack handle.
Another interesting video. Love the Johnson outboard motor in the background.
Thanks.
Pretty fancy stuff! I got a friend in Canada doing a Riley conversion and nothing is easy or cheap!😣
Yup. Tons of $$ to make little power. It's all about the cool factor I guess.
Was there any trace of hardened lock washers on the flywheel face, I have seen them reused and break when torqued down good.
I didn't see any signs of washers being used.
Just found your channel and I find it interesting..
Thank you.
Wired bolts don't loosen up.
Who ever assembled that flywheel musta been drinking whisky...just saying... great video !!!
Yeah. It looked like it was wired correctly so they must have just not tightened them first.
I was thinking flywheel bolt striking the housing or starter bolt had fallen into the bell housing. But wow! I presumed a level of care that just wasn’t there
Yeah. It's definitely the first time I've seen someone wire bolts but forget to tighten them.
Well at least the bolts were in and finger tight and safety wire was on ---------- that's better than putting the Door Plug in on a 737 ------ going to lunch and returning back to work ------ only to forget that the ----- Door ---- needs to be ------ BOLTED IN ------- then getting to sixteen thousand feet ------ to have the DOOR blowout ----------- Don't know about the going to lunch part ----- but still ------ to forget to put the bolts in ----- So --- keep in mind ---- " FLY THE FRIENDLY SKYS " ------------ Glad it was a simple fix ---- still a lot of work but no damage ------ Thanks for the Video ----- Rodney
True. Could have been worse.
Good stuff!
Thanks
Dowel pins between flywheel and crank?
They actually came off with the flywheel. I didn't notice them until I rolled it out from under the truck.
My friend in high school had a vw bug the fly wheel fell off, he thought it shit a motor tell we pulled it out in shop class and the fly wheel fell on the ground
It happens I guess. This is the first one I've run into
Curious as to why you didn't pull the entire rear end then disassemble that spring. The center bolt would have held it together. As to the front end weight causing it to tip forward - 2 or 3 cement blocks on a board spanning the rails would have held it down and ensured that the stationary jacks were placed right. Oh and the spring ends, I generally have ground and filed a smooth radius then added a Teflon liner between leaves to smooth things out regardless of what vehicle I've replaced springs at the minor cost of possibly a new center bolt if they are new springs
There was barely any nut left on the rear center bolt. I wasn't going to trust it. I prefer to disassemble the spring in the crossmember anyway. It helps to contain everything. There is no reed to bevel these new springs since the ends don't touch the next leaf.
@@Maine_A_S "There is no reed to bevel these new springs since the ends don't touch the next leaf." They don't? Surprising as any cross spring Ford through 1948 that I've worked on or at least seen do touch. Obviously your choice not to spend an hour with an angle grinder and file but recall that these spring leaves are not static as you trundle down the road
@@jdwht2455 posies springs use the pucks between the leafs. The ends slide on those pucks.
Muy bueno!, saludos desde Argentina
Thank you for watching.
Use a spring spreader to de tension the rear spring
I don't use spreaders. Also, they don't work on reverse eye springs.
I had a buddy named "John Flywheel "... he was in a band down in Harleyville , PA...no lie...
Johnny Flywheel would have a better ring to it.
How is your truck coming along? I like your truck better than this one.
Thanks. Unfortunately it has dropped a couple places on the priority list. It probably won't see much attention for a while.
Where is your friend Jeff during all of this work? 😃
He is smarter than me and found better things to do with his time instead of working on old junk.
Dowl pins missing on crank.
They actually came off with the flywheel.
Isn't that a Model B flywheel? Just wondering...
Dowel pins?
It doesn't use dowel pins.
What are the 2 extra holes in the crankshaft and flywheel for?@@Maine_A_S
@@jeaniebuchanan the pins actually came out with the flywheel. I guess the flywheel movement jarred them loose from the crank. I didn't notice them until I moved the flywheel a couple days later.
Wouldn't it have been easier to remove the motor ?
It really isn't. The rear motor mounts can be a pain to get lined back up. Plus, we had to remove the rear anyway to do the spring.
Wow! I’ve never seen a wired flywheel loosen like that. Great video. I hope you’re going to drop the pan and check torque / cotter up the mains and rods.
I will definitely be giving it a once over and dropping the pan again.