Tech Tips
Installing Spring Shackle Bushings
Getting those new shackle bushings installed can be a puzzle. They can be pressed in, but the prospect of removing the spring and perch bolts to take them into a shop isn’t too appealing.
Buy a piece of 1/2” NC threaded steel rod about a foot long, with nuts and several flat washers. Put a nut and washer on one end, and insert it through the perch and bushing. Apply a little grease to help it slide in. Put two washers and another nut on the other end and begin closing it up. Watch to see that the bushing doesn’t get “cocked” when it first starts into the perch. Continue to turn the nut until the bushing is in place.
—Rusty Houdaille, Pasadena, CA
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Found this list on the internet and though it is a little more than needed for most of us , it can be modified for monthly checks.
Model A Maintenance Check List
Battery Tips for Summer Driving – Contributed by Gene Riddle (From the Okie “A’s” newsletter, The Headliner)
In the summertime you should check your battery often. Because of the hot, dry weather, check not only the water in the battery cells, but for corrosion on cable terminals. Corrosion prevents good contacts and causes loose cables which in turn prevents the generator from doing it’s job of keeping the battery “hot.” Take that extra minute or two and give your battery some attention next time you plan to take your “A” for a spin around the block or for a parade.
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