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Tom Wesenberg · 09-19-2017, 08:36 AM

If the steering is tight, the first thing to do is make sure the steering box has lubricant, and be sure to grease all the fittings. There's a world of difference between dry and lubricated steering joints.

About 8 years ago a guy sold his Model A cheap because it died while on tour, and nobody stopped to fix it for him. The buyer had me fix it so he could resell it. It steered terrible, but all the car really needed was to have the very loose wheel bearings tightened by 2 full turns on one side and 3 turns on the other, and adjust the brakes and points. It was a good car after those few simple fixes.

09-19-2017, 08:36 AM	#47
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: New at this. 1930 Model A 3 window Murray If the steering is tight, the first thing to do is make sure the steering box has lubricant, and be sure to grease all the fittings. There's a world of difference between dry and lubricated steering joints. About 8 years ago a guy sold his Model A cheap because it died while on tour, and nobody stopped to fix it for him. The buyer had me fix it so he could resell it. It steered terrible, but all the car really needed was to have the very loose wheel bearings tightened by 2 full turns on one side and 3 turns on the other, and adjust the brakes and points. It was a good car after those few simple fixes.