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rotorwrench · 09-01-2019, 10:11 AM

The steering gears like to eat worm gears on the old Mercs but a good seal & bushing in the bottom of the box makes then last a lot longer. The Mercury steering gears had a heavy duty sector gear shaft and used a truck sized bushing in the bottom. I'm more of a 51 fan but a lot of stuff interchanges between the 50 & 51 cars. JAMCO makes a pretty nice radiator for the 50/51 Mercs and it can be recored easily if ever necessary. I've had a few originals recored over the years but it's a lot harder to find a real radiator repair shop these days.

The Mercs like to rust too so it's good it was stored well. A lot more stuff is available now days than there ever was back in the 60s & 70s when I drove my hand me down car a lot.

Welcome on the barn.

09-01-2019, 10:11 AM	#10
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,440	Re: 1950 Mercury new member The steering gears like to eat worm gears on the old Mercs but a good seal & bushing in the bottom of the box makes then last a lot longer. The Mercury steering gears had a heavy duty sector gear shaft and used a truck sized bushing in the bottom. I'm more of a 51 fan but a lot of stuff interchanges between the 50 & 51 cars. JAMCO makes a pretty nice radiator for the 50/51 Mercs and it can be recored easily if ever necessary. I've had a few originals recored over the years but it's a lot harder to find a real radiator repair shop these days. The Mercs like to rust too so it's good it was stored well. A lot more stuff is available now days than there ever was back in the 60s & 70s when I drove my hand me down car a lot. Welcome on the barn.