Panheadguy

Thanks for all the thoughts. I'm going to have someone watch or drive and observe. I'm thinking clucth also. The center driveshaft mount is tight and the u joints are all good. I wonder if spraying the clutch with brake cleaner would help.

Hi all 1946 S11 seven pass limo. I'm baffled. New trans mounts, new engine mount in front. No slop in drive shaft. Something is bouncing badly up and down when the clutch is let out. Fwd or reverse doesn't matter. Any things to check you all can think of? If I let the clutch out fast it's less pronounced. Thanks Guy

Hi all, I'm new to the forum and hope to contribute one day but right now I need some help. I'm working on the subject car. The steering wheel and other bits were provided in a box. I have a picrure from the S11 service manual that shows the assembly. Steering wheel on shaft, then a large cupped washer, then nut. Over the nut and seated in the cup is a spring which is held in compression by a brass bar screwed to the wheel. I got all that. It looks to me like there must be a missing insulater to make/break the contact of the horn ring to ground. Anyone got a more complete picture or know how this thing is supposed to function? Thanks

Thanks for all the input. The older worm and peg style steering boxes don't stand up well over time. Too much force and not enough contact area to wear well. Anyone ever swap to a later box? I'm sure I could cut the original column and splice in a bearuing and borgesen type joint. The other issueis finding striker parts to keep the doors closed

Thanks. My most recent was a '48

Thanks Roadking, Sounds like you might ride HD. Anyway, what else would have the same steering box parts? I'm thinking the worm might be pretty much toast.

That looks like it minus the roof rack. What a beast. I can just close the overhead door.....

Hello to all, I'm a guy getting by working on other peoples old cars in my garage. I've been involved with cars and motorcycles all my life. As a family my childern raced off-road cars all over the US and Mexico in the CORR series. I'm not a driver but more always the crew chief/ mechanic. I'v done the Baja, LaCarrera, ralleys, drag racing, stock car racing,. and now vintage racing. I'm pretty vintage myself. I have never been much of a Mopar guy until now. A friend of mine has me working on his '46 De Soto 7 pass limo I think it is a S11 but everything seems to be different than the std. S11, at least chassis stuff, sheetmetal, glass etc. Last winter I got it running and took it for a drive. After fooling with some of the wiring I got the fluid drive trans to work. The steering and getting the doors to stay shut are the next priority. If any of the board members have some familiarity with this model please reply. I have some questions. Thanks.