Sorry the pic thing I dont have down yet. Has anyone seen or done this part before. I know something leaked badly down there, but I didn't take the time to see where before pulling it out. With the flare fittings and brass seats I wouldn't think it would have rubber at the bottom. The rebuild kits didn't come with anything like this and the hoses themselves look like they have double bent flare fittings. The seats for the lines into the body are brass and appear to have rubber seats at the bottom. Past owner 1961 Thunderbird - Heritage Burgundy Metallic If there are no dogs in heaven, send me where they went. Is the steel something new, an improvement? Do I use both? If so does the steel go against the body or the cover? Here is a pic. In late 1961 Finley sold the Thunderbird to. Ford Thunderbird 1961 - 1966 Standard 2pt Burgandy Lap Bucket Seat Belt Kit - 2 Belts. when I took it apart it only had the fiber. The Thunderbird was the first car featuring a silver pearl and candy burgundy. The Power Steering gear rebuild kit came with two gaskets for the cover, one steel and one fiber. I finally have the time to get back on the car and I have a couple of questions that maybe someone can help me with.ฤก. If you do this, remember, slow and careful. I replaced the nuts with brass ones so they would be easier next time. Finally, I heard a squeak, very gratifying, and the nuts came off the next day. I used PBBlaster on the nuts several times a day over several days and used a torque wrench several times a day also to make sure I didn't break the stud. 90,011 mi Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Originality: Modified Vehicles with a period-correct engine and body, with multiple removable modifications, or a few significant modifications such as increased displacement, added performance equipment (turbo, supercharger. The exhaust manifold-to-exhaust pipe connection had to be broken. Lot 114932: 1961 Ford Thunderbird Roadster Conversion. I had to fashion a long apparatus in order to drive the pin out of and back into the steering column coupling. Rotate it all the way to one side then count the rotations as you rotate it the opposite way then center it by going back half way. The new box may not be centered when you receive it. Mine had already been replaced with one from a TBird vendor but was leaking and had loose motion. Redhead, a company out of Seattle, overhauls these boxes and takes out all the loose motion. A few other things that might be helpful: The box weighs close to 50 lbs so you don't want it to get away from you, particularly if you are under it. I also clipped onto the axehandle and steering box a short length of steel cable in case the rope broke. I used the brushaxe handle like a winch, lifting one end slightly and rotating it to raise or lower the box, then tieing it off with another piece of rope so the axehandle wouldn't rotate when I needed to pause. I used a hickory brushaxe handle, padded, across the corner of the engine bay from which I tied a length of 1/4" rope around the steering box. It takes time, patience, some ingenuity, a little strength and attention to safety.
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