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Thanks guys!
I'm trying to replace the rubber dust plugs that push into the hole behind the brake back plate but I don't know what they are called. "Rubber...
Now that I know "to polish" is NOT the same as "to wax" I bought some cleaner wax....Zygloe or Zymol...I forget right now..A BMW cleaner wax....
Blue ovals???
Yes! Took the name from the movie. It means "The Boat" in German and I figured this car would definitelyclassify as one seeing as how we used to...
I believe that fabric pattern was discontinued in July or a bit later in 1960. It remained 2 tone but without all the western graphics.
Thanks for all the nice words! The classic tale of the old car hidden away in a garage. And there are plenty more out there somewhere. Now if I...
Here are pics of DASBOOT. She rolled out of the NJ Ford plant in June of 1960 and my uncle bought her shortly thereafter in the Bronx. He put her...
Are you supposed to put grease into the dust cap when replacing it? Mine were loaded with grease when I removed them so I put new grease in when I...
SOB!!! I thought polish and wax were the same thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I only did the hood so no harm done. A buddy recommended Maguire's 3 stage...
I went out this morning to wax my black '60 Falcon. I'm using Meguiar's GoldClass Carnauba Plus. I only did the hood to see how it would come out....
Thanks bobss396! Rickybop has been givin' me pointers on the side and with you guys helpin out I think I've got yhis thing figured out. Really...
"If it has not been stated, make sure to period correct grease." Wadayamean??? And how do I get the oil seal back in? Hammer and wood block?...
So the inner bearing is under that ring in pic#1...right?
The dust cover is in pic 2. bobss396......so the inner bearing is still inside pic #1? I tried removing the ring with my fingers but it keeps...
[IMG] I tried to resize it. apparently I'm not doing it too well yet.
TX Lost! [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] I hope I did this right! Anyway, where is the INNER bearing? And how do I reduce the image size?
I have images on my desktop. How do I post them?
JEEZ!!! SO I might have just bought and replaced ONLY the outer ones and would've had to do it all over huh!!! I didn't even see the inner one...
I'm looking at the bearings for my car on Rockauto and they don't look anything like what I have!? The originals have a taper. The new ones do...
Thank you all for your input! I read a few older posts regarding bearings and ya know...I'm AMAZED that you guys are repacking bearings every few...
"I would if you don't know how many of that 43k in on them." Sorry bud but I don't know what you mean by "in on them"? I took possession of her...
Thanks!
The rear bumper on my 60 Falcon wagon is curved inward towards the body. I'm trying to keep it as original as possible. Any ideas on how to...
60 Falcon wagon.......drum brakes. Its only got 43K on it. Would you switch out the bearings?
Nice ride buddy!!! LOVE the visor and extra side window. Rear must be roomy. What is a "bomb"? No connection to "rat" for bikes is it?
I just walked into PepBoys and picked a can of Valvoline All-Purpose Grease off the shelf. That should be OK right?
I just ordered the parts for my 60 Falcon brake job. Looking at the online catalog I see various company names and prices. Case in...
The rubber hoses are stuck! Jammed with some crap cause I couldn't get a heavy fishing line to go through. Just ordered 2 new rubber hoses and 2...
No problem buddy! I'm a straight arrow guy and a NY smartass so any attempts at humour will be quite evident to all here. I'm really about...
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