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Klattu1929 · 01-19-2024, 08:25 PM

'29 Phaeton, engine # says built in April. My bearing plate has two nubs that should match two dimples in front crossmember. problem is the nubs are 2 3/4"
apart, and the dimples in crossmember are 2 1/2" apart. So the crank plate won't sit flat on crossmember. This is how I found it when I removed the front leaf spring(broken center leaf). Has anyone come across this?
I don't have dimensions for a 1930 and later bearing plate. My frame is a late 28 or early 29,
since it has the cutouts for the '28 brake system in the middle crossmember, (has the '29 brake system installed) but the frame serial # is corroded away. Les Andrews Red Book pg 278 shows I have the correct crank bearing plate plate for a '29. Any insight would be helpful, thanx. Or I may just make a new dimple in the crossmember, not preferred tho.

Richard in Anaheim CA · 01-19-2024, 11:34 PM

You would probably have better luck putting new dimples in the plate under the springs. Use a flat washer up from the bottom NOT the one one intended for the 28. Ford changed to the flat washer pretty early and continued to the end .

Richard
Anaheim CA

nkaminar · 01-20-2024, 06:47 AM

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I would grind the nubs off and then carefully align the plate when putting it back. The U bolts for the springs are plenty tight to hold the plate in place. That is what I did for my car anyway.

01-19-2024, 08:25 PM	#1
Klattu1929 Junior Member Join Date: May 2023 Posts: 5	Crank bearing plate '29 Phaeton, engine # says built in April. My bearing plate has two nubs that should match two dimples in front crossmember. problem is the nubs are 2 3/4" apart, and the dimples in crossmember are 2 1/2" apart. So the crank plate won't sit flat on crossmember. This is how I found it when I removed the front leaf spring(broken center leaf). Has anyone come across this? I don't have dimensions for a 1930 and later bearing plate. My frame is a late 28 or early 29, since it has the cutouts for the '28 brake system in the middle crossmember, (has the '29 brake system installed) but the frame serial # is corroded away. Les Andrews Red Book pg 278 shows I have the correct crank bearing plate plate for a '29. Any insight would be helpful, thanx. Or I may just make a new dimple in the crossmember, not preferred tho.

01-19-2024, 11:34 PM	#2
Richard in Anaheim CA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Anaheim California Posts: 551	Re: Crank bearing plate You would probably have better luck putting new dimples in the plate under the springs. Use a flat washer up from the bottom NOT the one one intended for the 28. Ford changed to the flat washer pretty early and continued to the end . Richard Anaheim CA

01-20-2024, 06:47 AM	#3
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Crank bearing plate Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I would grind the nubs off and then carefully align the plate when putting it back. The U bolts for the springs are plenty tight to hold the plate in place. That is what I did for my car anyway. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.