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On my 1950 Mercury 4 door the front passenger door hinges are seriously worn which lets the door sag and I must lift it up when I shut it. I can't...
Thanks
I've learned a lot from you gentlemen on this site as I go through my 1950 mercury so hear is another question. I'm replacing all the window...
I think you know your stuff Fabricator John
I think I'll get a set of small SS screws. The outside sweep attaches to the door and the inside sweep attaches to the removable inside molding....
I am redoing the window seals in the doors of my 1950 mercury. The sweeps are shot and when I removed them I found they were attached with staples...
I'm at 500ft.
I had to read this twice to get what the heck you were talking about. More than a little funny!
Thanks for the charts!
[MEDIA] [MEDIA] Here are two videos, one taken a couple of minutes after a cold start and the second one was taken after the engine was up to...
It is the original distributor, and I checked the diaphragm and it is good. It has the original single Holley carb. It will miss under load but...
I have a 1950 mercury V8. It idles well and has a steady 20-21 inches of vacuum at idle. I recently put rings in it and the compression is 110-115...
I should have finished out this post long ago but I forgot. I bent the balk ring with a hammer and got it to read in spec with 4.2 pounds of...
There is no movement between the ring and gear, it's just that there is not any drag either, I'll try the hammer/ block of wood fix today and let...
After I wrote this post I read the OD service manual you quoted and saw the explanation of what the balk ring does so I know I can't just put it...
Several of you on the HAMB helped me diagnose my problem with my 1950 MERC overdrive. Thanks for that! Now that I have everything that was FUBAB...
In case any are interested in what I found when I finally got the OD housing off. I had to knock the ring gear off the planetary gear cage and the...
Thanks to all for your input! I now have the case removed. I was doing everything right, bolts removed, lockout shaft was out, and I hit the...
Ok, I soaked the snap ring in penetrating oil and I was able to get it where it's not stuck in the groove anymore. It slips freely around in the...
Things are never easy. As the shop manual said, I removed the tapered pin holding the rail shift lever in place and pulled the lever out as far as...
Thanks, please see my reply to 302GMC.
There is a small cover held by to bolts on my trans that covers the port to get to the snap ring. I'll try to remove it later today but I didn't...
I'll get those pictures later today. Thanks
I have a 1950 mercury with a 3 sp. O/D. I received help here on the message board diagnosing where the trouble was with my OD some weeks ago. It's...
There was one question I asked but I didn't see a response to. If I put the car in first gear with the control cable pushed all the way in, with...
It's a four door. The cross member isn't removable without a cutting torch so maybe out the top
Thanks for all the help. I live in Macon Georgia. I guess my next step is to pull the tranny. I've read you can drop it out underneath or remove...
I just checked the sprag unit. With the transmission in gear, I jacked up the rear left wheel and tried to turn it. It would not turn in either...
Thanks to all for the information. I'll address all the questions. I filled up the OD and the transmission with 80W-90 lube. I do have reverse...
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