Good use form old Ford parts

[Lawrie]

I have made these before, they are the B-5098 bolts for the u/joint cap , I made these from an old Model A driveshaft.
I do this to fix up the loose bolts and housing to get the B-5413 u/joint cap back concentric.
Lawrie

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Lawrie

I have made these before, they are the B-5098 bolts for the u/joint cap , I made these from an old Model A driveshaft.
I do this to fix up the loose bolts and housing to get the B-5413 u/joint cap back concentric.
Lawrie

[35fordtn]

Very nice!

[Lawrie]

Thanks.
Lawrie

[Tim Ayers]

Nice. There is s market for these since the L type are no longer available in A/M.

[19Fordy]

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Well done Lawrie. Did you find that the drive shaft steel
had a higher carbon content or was case hardened?
Hex bolts are a bear to tighten. Nice to have the right bolts.

I see you have a U-Joint showing in your photo.

How do you inspect a U-joint like that to see if it's still good and usable before installing it?

Thanks, JIM

[35fordtn]

Lawrie,
I wish I had the time to make a few hundred of these. Fortunately today I just sent off a large load of the 5/8” across the flats slotted nuts that suit these

[Tim Ayers]

Originally Posted by 35fordtn

Lawrie,
I wish I had the time to make a few hundred of these. Fortunately today I just sent off a large load of the 5/8” across the flats slotted nuts that suit these

Michael:

Meaning, you don't have any more or you sent them off to be finished?

Tim

[35fordtn]

Tim I was able to locate a quantity of them in Germany of all places. They arrived this week and I’ve sent them off for S-2 finish.


I was able at the same time to find some 5/8 af marsden nuts as well for those not wanting to fool with the cotter pins

[Tim Ayers]

Originally Posted by 35fordtn

Tim I was able to locate a quantity of them in Germany of all places. They arrived this week and I’ve sent them off for S-2 finish.


I was able at the same time to find some 5/8 af marsden nuts as well for those not wanting to fool with the cotter pins

Very cool. When do you think they will be ready to go?

[35fordtn]

In about ten days. If we can get lawrie to make about 500 of those bolts we’d be set! [emoji6]


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[Tim Ayers]

Originally Posted by 35fordtn

In about ten days. If we can get lawrie to make about 500 of those bolts we’d be set! [emoji6]


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Exactly!!!!

[Lawrie]

If you knew how long it takes an old toolmaker like me to make them it scare you.
But this time I made some fixtures to hold them in the mill when doing the head and took a lot less.also easy to do the matching on the lathe ,
19 Fourdy, the driveshaft steel looks like its induction hardened to a depth of about 1/16, so it takes some getting through, then its just as tough as and lovely to machine, all with insert tools though.
Lawrie

[Lawrie]

19fordy.
I only use NOS ford u/joints
Lawrie

[Lawrie]

I made a nicer setup for getting the bell concentric today.thought a pic would help show what is needed and why I need to make the bolts
Lawrie

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Lawrie

I made a nicer setup for getting the bell concentric today.thought a pic would help show what is needed and why I need to make the bolts
Lawrie

[Tim Ayers]

Originally Posted by Lawrie

I made a nicer setup for getting the bell concentric today.thought a pic would help show what is needed and why I need to make the bolts
Lawrie

Lawrie:

Now you've piqued my interested. Besides possible interference with the spinning U-joint, why do you feel the bell needs to be concentrically placed?

[Lawrie]

Because it centralises the bell on the torque tube and thus you have the U/joint pivot centre line on the same plane as the bell.
I found this was the main reason for a persistent vibration in our 33 that when the previous owner had it could never get rid of it, some on K/pars 33.
Those four bolts are fitted bolts to the housing and bell for that reason.
Lawrie

[Tim Ayers]

Originally Posted by Lawrie

Because it centralises the bell on the torque tube and thus you have the U/joint pivot centre line on the same plane as the bell.
I found this was the main reason for a persistent vibration in our 33 that when the previous owner had it could never get rid of it, some on K/pars 33.
Those four bolts are fitted bolts to the housing and bell for that reason.
Lawrie

Hmmm.

[35fordtn]

Originally Posted by Lawrie

Because it centralises the bell on the torque tube and thus you have the U/joint pivot centre line on the same plane as the bell.
I found this was the main reason for a persistent vibration in our 33 that when the previous owner had it could never get rid of it, some on K/pars 33.
Those four bolts are fitted bolts to the housing and bell for that reason.
Lawrie

That’s a very valid reason that I would have never thought of!