gramps1951

looks like this setup

if I find another latch that spring will most likely fail in time

thanks i'll check it out beats a rope.

hi folks my left door latch springs broke has anyone here been able to locate the springs or has anyone here come up with a quick fix for his problem? thanks neil.

I was an auto glass installer for 24 years some things to think about this should be a very easy install but sometimes they are a real pain in the but is the gasket made right is it real stiff is it real cold how was it packed that can be a real big deal. not all glass is the same size or shape even if it is the same part number or even made by the same company. the window opening of your truck do you think they are all the same size they are not I have roped in some windows that were so loose they rattled and felt like they could fall out and others that were so tight that a hard bump in the road might stress crack them.fitting the glass to the truck before hand and knowing what to look for makes all the difference some times I will use a wet belt sander to the edge of the glass if needed but if the glass is very old fragile the pinch weld might need some grinding. warming the rubber with a heat gun might help. in all my 24 years I have never used a rubber mallet use your whole hand palm and fingers hitting at the same time to disperse the inpact to the largest earea less chance that way of brakeage . sorry about the bad spelling . neil

I have never been able to post pictures here. how could I tell by looking at it to tell ? isn't that the correct one for my truck? thanks neil

mine looks good from what I can see while still in the heater box but just the thought of how old it is that's the part that is scary . thanks for all your replies.

can the old cores be recored ? thanks

my 1951 b3b has a model 62 truck master heater box in it I was wondering where you guys have found heater cores for them mine is not leaking but I know it must be time for a replacement sometime soon. thanks for any info. neil

kinda looks to good to part out but that's just me. i'd like to see it stay in one piece.

that was great thanks for the video found myself with a smile on my face the whole time.

I have wanted to put rusty hope front discs on my truck but I didn't want to use my spindles I have found someone about a two hour drive from my home that will sell them to me first I have seen photos of the truck it looks to be 1948 to 1950 type it is a short bed don't know if its a half ton or 3/4 ton would any of these changes of year or possible 3/4 ton not fit my truck the hubs are 5 bolt. and what would be a fair value for the hubs. if I have to pull them my self is there any special tools I might need? any other info on this matter would be very helpful .. thanks neil

I have some question to this old thread I printed out the cover gasket and the shims what did you use for the shims and gasket. and if removeing the shims tightens the play why do we need more shims? the shaft that is on the bottom of the steering box that gos to the pitman arm isn't there a seal there that is where mine leaked from. and I am still not sure where to find the shims. is it right under the cover. hopeing to do this in the truck the play in the box is not too bad but I have no more adjustment with the adjusting screw so I guess one shim removed might do the trick. and I want to thank the person that made up the patterns for the gasket cover and shims. neil

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what is your address I have a broken door glass I saved so I could use it for a pattern I will mail it to you. make sure when you install it you have the right side up easy to try to put in wrong. I will mail you a pattern not the glass.

I didn't know that they came without vent windows so were vent windows back then an option seemed most trucks came with them I had seen some old pilothouse trucks without the vents but I thought that they had been removed but your saying this was the way dodge made them? interesting.

the fuzzy channel is what the glass slides in but has no rigidity it fits into the door frame at the top and a steel channel in the back of the door what were your plans to hold it in place in the front sounds like I would go to a boneyard and open up a door maybe from an old chevy g van. just a thought.

what I should have said enough to hold the front of the window in place WHEN THE WINDOW IS IN THE DOWN POSITION. sorry didn't mean to yell

yes because it has to be long enough in the front of the door to hold the glass in place. have you made a channel in the front to hold the window fuzzy channel?

when I posted you had not said that you didn't have vent windows and mine dose so you would have to add for that about another 3ft on to that. I think the vent windows add a lot to the right look plus I just like to use them.

my drivers door panel is off so I measured it for you it was just under 4ft. so 8ft will do it for you.