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Hi from just up the road in Cambridge Ontario. I'm new to this hobby too, I have a 25 roadster and haven't owned it a year yet. Welcome to the fun.

Wow the parts arrived from Langs in just over 24 hrs! I've spent the evening trying to find the Fun Projects voltage regulator instructions on line and all of the links are not loading. Does anyone have a copy of the 'detailed' instructions for adding the regulator to a generator (came with the unit...

Well the one with both bearings is the one out of the car and the one they wouldn't even bother to test on inspection. The single bearing one is the good one. I'm tempted to go back to the shop myself just to get the education about what he saw that was so decisive that it was not worth testing. I'v...

Hi Everyone I've been away from posting for a few weeks and have been driving my new to me T. I'm about 200 miles into my career now and still feel a little nervous about the centre position of the clutch as I've driven standard all my life and by instinct I like to shove that clutch to the floor fo...

I have a 26 rear end in my car and have rebuilt it this winter and have it in very good shape now. However when I go to install the wooden split rim wheels the hub in the brake drum is rubbing hard up against the tin press fit dust cap and distorting it in at least 1/8 inch in. I've tried driving th...

Well its May 1 and I haven't been on the sight in a while it seems. I'm glad that I'm working but it gets in the way of garage time. Today I spent the whole day weight lifting the hogs head in and out of the car many times. Finally got it in and bolted down. The peddles are installed and a rough adj...

So I must have a Canadian 26 - 27 rear end then. Looks like I'll fabricate a magnet on my plug - maybe on the out sided with some epoxy. Any way, I got the axle drive shaft unit off of the bench today and into the car again. I had a bit of a chore getting the universal into the back of the transmiss...

So this is the plug in my diff filler hole. It doesn't look at all like the part listed for 26-27 plug in the link. Are they interchangeable?

Another update: I've got it all re-assembled except for the outer seals, sleeves and bearings. All seems to be looking and feeling really good. As I had the ring shims and shipping makes buying parts in dribs and drabs so painful I went with them. I ended up using .040 to get the spec on the back la...

Thanks Frank for the perches, I'm looking forward to getting them early next week. Allan and James - I'd already ordered the ring shims by the time I saw your posts. I'd ordered them because the axle repair manual suggested using them instead of "moving the diff off of center by shimming the thrust ...

I've had a productive weekend The dif is assembled and in the left half of the casing and I've ordered some ring gear shims today to get things lined up. I was looking at re-bushing the rear perches while I waited on parts and discovered that one perch is badly worn beyond the bushing. They are of c...

Jab35 - interesting that we are both working on 26's with the same problem. I wonder if its a thing with the improved diffs. Kmatt2 - I'm going to go and have a closer look at the holes and see if there appears to be any residual pins left from another rebuild - they should be easy to get out if so....

So the drive shaft is completed and standing in the corner wrapped in plastic. I was installing new thrust washer pins tonight and had to take the first one I tried out and ended up destroying it. It wouldn't sit flush with the case and sat way proud of the hole. The problem is the pins are .250 lon...

Latest update The driveshaft is back together and to speck! All I have left to do is peen the rivet in the universal joint. I ran out of time tonight. The all steel blind structural rivets I got worked out great and instead of reaming the bushing I ended up having to shim behind it to get it thick e...

Thanks Allan I was able to pull one of the rivets with a pair of pliers and the other I had to drill out. I've attached a couple of photos just to see if I could. I stuck a cheap aluminum rivet in the hole to see about fit. I've been informed about a specialty fastener place near here so I'm going t...

Hi everyone I'm making progress but a big set back tonight ( I think ). I've finally got the sleeve on the shaft at the pinion end and the bottom end assembled and all looks great. Nice and tight. I ended up reaming it a lot with a socket and some very course emery paper wrapped around it that I hav...

Good points Kmatt2, I went right out to the garage to check the Ford script - and it is there on the universal end. I also did a careful measurement at the sleeve end and it is between .999 and 1.001 through the length of the sleeve location. When I call in my order I'll make sure to mention that an...

Well after getting the sleeve 'frozen' on the drive shaft last night, I took it to the garage today and had my mechanic friend try and finish pressing it on with his press. No go. So we tried pulling it with his professional pullers and not a budge. I ended up sacrificing the bushing by cutting it w...

So I have the sleeve on 1 inch and only need to go another 2 1/16 and its not moving! I heated it to 350 F and beat on it with a 3 lb hammer and the old sleeve. I'm going to try and see if I can get it to a 20 ton press tomorrow. I can't believe its that tight even when heated to the max. Frustratin...

Thanks Kevin and John for the posts. I had the guide lines on the shaft and sleeve but was still reluctant to drive it on and not be able to remove it. Last night after posting I went rummaging through my tool boxes and found a wheel cylinder hone that I haven't used since probably the eighties when...

Update: I've got all the parts that I know I need for now. I ordered on Tues and got them on Wed. Less then 24 hrs. I couldn't believe it. I got another ford script detachable band so that the kevlar linings don't drag on the drums as you warned. I've got the axle manual and have read it cover to co...

Thanks Speedytinc. I have the hogs head off and will be putting the new kevlar bands back in before refitting the hogs head so I'm good to go this time. Does any body know if Lang's detachable bands are ford script or could they also be the GM Co band that I already have. I was looking closely and I...

Hi Allan I have the correct pedal shafts and went and got the detachables because as I get older I won't likely want to pull the hogs head again and the detachables will give me the option if and when I should ever need to replace the Kevlar linings I have on order. Adam's post about the GM Co bands...

Well, I just checked and I'm two for three. I have two ford bands and one GM Co. The 3 regular bands that came out are all stamped with a 'E'.

Can I move the detachable lug from the GM Co band to one of these 'E' bands or not? jim

Thanks Allan, I thought that 'cold' adjustments were the way to go.

RajoRacer - thanks for the idea of the old brake drum. I'm curious if you use heat or what to get the band to take the drum shape? jim

Well I'm done getting things apart and today and I ordered all the new parts that I couldn't get second hand. The only part on back order was the driveshaft bushing at the universal. Hopefully in a couple of weeks I'll be able to start re-assembling. I got a set of detachable bands used and was glad...

Another update: I pulled the hogs head tonight. Brute force and a little finesse! Had a hard time breaking the bead on the gasket, ended up using a jack under the starter corner and standing on the running board to get it to pop. Even then getting it out the cab was very awkward the exhaust pipe is ...

Just a quick update. I was able to go out to a new acquaintance on the weekend and got a lot of new used parts that will replace some of my mangled ones. I still have to order from the vendors but the list is about half. I did get a used axle at a good price but I'm not sure I will be able to use it...

Good question James, and thanks for the reply Allan. I was wondering the same thing about shimming behind the ring gear especially since neither of the diffs I tore down had shims there. I like your idea Allan about measuring the gap in the cases with feeler gauges. However I don't have access to a ...

Allan, Thanks for the feed back! The adjustable drive shaft bearing sounds like the way to go. I finally got everything torn down this evening and took some initial measurements on my inventory of parts. I did find some good news. All parts are straight, no cracks ( still have to clean up the axle c...

Hi I purchased my first model T last fall (1925 roadster with a 26/27 rear end) and have been getting it ready for spring this winter. Since the previous owner didn't know if the rear end had Babbitt or bronze thrust washers in it I've pulled the rear end to have a look. Lots of surprises, mostly no...