'49 car spindle castle nut

[CJStefan]

Anyone have one they want to sell? I was finally putting my front end back together yesterday and somehow one of mine has screwed up threads. Not sure how its possible since they've been sitting in a ziploc bag inside one of the hubcaps but it happened. Contacted Shoebox Central but they said they pulled and sold all they had

[cas3]

Are they the same as older fords? I have lots of those

[CJStefan]

They look exactly the same to me but one of the online places listed what they had up to '48.

[cas3]

Got a thread pitch gauge ?

[petehoovie]

This is what the correct castle nut looks like....
49-54 Ford Spindle Hub Castle Nut

[tubman]

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Originally Posted by petehoovie

1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 Ford Front Spindle Hub Retaining Castle Nut

From that exact ad : "SORRY - THIS PRODUCT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE"

[CJStefan]

Originally Posted by petehoovie

This is what the correct castle nut looks like....
49-54 Ford Spindle Hub Castle Nut

That's exactly right. The online vendors show a picture that looks exactly like that but say up to '48 so I'm not sure.

[cas3]

I have lots of junk here, if you tell what wrench size it is, and the thread count and hole size we can figger it out

[CJStefan]

I'm pretty sure its 3/4-20.

[rich b]

Since the book says it uses a 09067 bearing the spindle likely has 3/4-16 threads and the spindle nut used on '36-'48 cars and '48-? F series trucks should work.

Sorry wrong thread pitch, supposed to be 16 not 20; and I knew that.

[cas3]

From memory, the early ones are tall, and later ones are short with a larger wrench size, like whats pictured. I should have one. Whats the wrench size ?

[CJStefan]

Originally Posted by cas3

From memory, the early ones are tall, and later ones are short with a larger wrench size, like whats pictured. I should have one. Whats the wrench size ?

I cant remember off the top of my head but I'll let you know tomorrow

[cas3]

A brief search shows me an old tall one, 1 1/8 wrench, and the short one, .590 tall, takes a 1 1/4 wrench, but both are 3/4 16 thread. 3/4 20 is odd, not listed on my tap and die chart on the wall. could be the difference?

[deuce lover]

Bought mine from NAPA yrs ago.

[cas3]

Yes, if it is 3/4 16 NF it should be an easy thing. 3/4 20, not so much

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by cas3

From memory, the early ones are tall, and later ones are short with a larger wrench size, like whats pictured. I should have one. Whats the wrench size ?

Q: Are the large spindle castle nuts all the same?
A: No. There is two different nuts for the early Ford spindles. 1928-35 Have a larger (taller) nut. In 1936, Ford went to a shorter castle nut. All threads are the same (3/4-16) See > Q&A's at https://prewarford.com/blogs/technic...identification

[cas3]

Good post Pete, now for fun we'll play "can you spot the nuts", like where's waldo. So, yeah, I've been doing some plumbing...I'll clean the bench tomorrow...well, by friday at least. But here's the short and tall, both ford items, both 3/4-16. This is my last post or too many people will be talkin about my nuts. If you find the thread count is correct, send me your address and I'll get it in the mail

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by cas3

Good post Pete, now for fun we'll play "can you spot the nuts", like where's waldo. So, yeah, I've been doing some plumbing...I'll clean the bench tomorrow...well, by friday at least. But here's the short and tall, both ford items, both 3/4-16. This is my last post or too many people will be talkin about my nuts. If you find the thread count is correct, send me your address and I'll get it in the mail

[CJStefan]

Those who said 16 thread were correct. I went to the local Ace to try and find a replacement. All they have is 3/4-10 nuts that looked way more coarse than this. I PMed you Cas3. Thanks everybody. Take care

[nickthebandit]

If all else fails, try McMaster-Carr.