Adrian41D-19 Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Hi, 2 weeks ago, i recived from the USA (i living in France) new old stock parts for my 41 dodge club coupe and i waiting some other, i hope comming soon. first i rebuild my king pin set because it's all original on my car and got to much free play on it. well, i find this kit on ebay for $75, it's a complete kit with pin, bushings, shimes and bearings for the both side of the car of course with the notice from mopar parts division for instalation of the bushings, clearence etc. i removed the brake plate assy and steering knuckle, by the way, i buy last year a front end kit, not a NOS and i have some regrets about that because it's a real poor quality ... anyway i try to find a NOS to replace it. and if someone can help me to find a set of sway bar link for a 1941 dodge, thank you very much. the old pin with his bearing totaly out ! i can open it without using tools ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian41D-19 Posted December 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 in the same time, i make myself a new set of spark plug wires, with a cloth covered wires buy in england, 22 feet with the connectors for $40 shipping icluded. (i use my dodge as a daily i want it run like new ^^ ) i found this everdry kit in a box that came with the car when i buy it in the usa. after that, i found this kit for rebuild the generator on ebay, i don't recived it yet. but i start to opening my generator, clean the body and rebuild thearmature assy with a friend own a machine tool (i don't know how do you call that in english, sorry) well, it's the same when you rebuild an engin, to remove the out of round etc etc. anyway i do that on my armature assembly to have a perfect finish to have a perfect contac with the set of brush. after that you need to clean all the striae on the copper parts of the armature you start with this and i want this, not so easy, take so much time to do a good job, the service operations time schedule book give 1h40min to do this job (removing, dissaembling, rebuild) i over passed this time of 1h minmum ha ha ha ^^ but i don't do that every days ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian41D-19 Posted December 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 after, i repaint the body with a classic black paint, not perfect but clean. THE TIMING CHAIN : i put the new on the car to see if this one fit i having bad surprise in the past when i ordering parts, and with the atlantic oceon between you and me, it's expansiv to retrun parts so i thinking twice before ordering and work on my car, it's ok, the chain fit perfectly now i gonna clean all the old grease, gasket etc and finish this work, i'm waiting for the chain cover gascket. my car look bad, she need a paint job but she run so smooth, i driving it to the south of the france this summe it's a real traveler car !! i love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian41D-19 Posted December 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 on 390 miles only 24mpg ! between 55 and 60 miles per hour on highway ! preparation of the trip with a friend and girlfriend on the road my friend stand up on the running board, took some photos of us this summer, outisde, the temp is over 100°F and the car do't overheat at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian41D-19 Posted December 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 if somone have any questions about, feel free to ask it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave72dt Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 The name of the tool designed specifically for that job would be an armature lathe and would have the cutting wheel for undercutting the mica between the commutator bars on it. On that type of lathe, it would have been undercut before removing it from the lathe. I would personally prefer to use fresh gaskets and seals instead of NOS because age can shrink and harden them. Nice car. They were meant to be driven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian41D-19 Posted December 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 thanks for the name of the tool for the gasket, i don't find it alone or too much expansive (shipping coast always ... ), for this kind of gasket if it is too dry or anything else, i buy the paper for making gasket myself, use the NOS as a model and cut it in the paper the old mopar part box make a good decoration into my garage ^^ i have a lot of this part box. for undercutting the mica, i use a sharpened saw blade and i proceed very very carefully and slowly of course i don't have specifique tools for that in my garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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