Spark and Gas Rod Colar

[CA Victoria]

Does anyone reproduce the collar at the top of the steering column tube that the spark and gas rods travel in?

[Tom Wesenberg]

Yep, look at any Model A parts catalog (Bert's, Bratton's, Snyder's, etc.) under steering and you will find it. It might be called a bushing.

[CA Victoria]

Sorry Tom I was not more descriptive.....I was referring to the part welded to the tube with the notches pressed into it. Found out these are not made......Thanks.

[Tom Wesenberg]

I would use a somewhat dull chisel to make the notches deeper. You'll have to hold a heavy steel plate against the backside while doing this, or if the steering is out of the car then lay it against some heavy steel when you chisel each notch. I prefer to move the metal, rather than file it away.

[JOES31]

Tom

Is the part with the notches flat all the way down or is there a bow in it at the lower part. Mine is flat down to about 2/3 the way down then goes back about 3/16 to the bottom. It tends to make the lever snap down. is this the way it is supposed to be. It is fairly substantial so I can't see how or why anyone would have bent it.

Can the bottom of the lever that goes into the notches be sharpened a little.

[Aerocraft]

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The lever frequently has a flat worn into it where it rubs the notches. I have preferred, since the replacement rods are not expensive, to install new control rods. Using a Dremel, the notches can be cleaned up and the system will work as intended.

Gar Williams

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by JOES31

Tom

Is the part with the notches flat all the way down or is there a bow in it at the lower part. Mine is flat down to about 2/3 the way down then goes back about 3/16 to the bottom. It tends to make the lever snap down. is this the way it is supposed to be. It is fairly substantial so I can't see how or why anyone would have bent it.

Can the bottom of the lever that goes into the notches be sharpened a little.

The notched plates should be flat. Like Gar, I have also purchased new rods and found them to be excellent.