| woodiewagon46 | -- 10-21-2013 @ 1:24 PM |
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I know they make an anti leak bale and tube for the Model A ford steering box. The light switch bale attaches to it, and the tube slides into the steering shaft, to prevent leaking. Do they make it for the 1932 and where can I purchase one?
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| supereal | -- 10-21-2013 @ 4:25 PM |
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If my memory serves right (often a stretch)' the '32 box is the same as the Model A. There are lots of model A vendors that sell the tube type end plate that ends the leakage.
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| 3w2 | -- 10-21-2013 @ 7:35 PM |
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The '32 steering box has almost nothing in common with a Model A steering box. The commonality of the '32 box is with the '33-'34 boxes and the tube in question was introduced in the '33 model year. That's the one to seek for your '32 box. Southside Obsolete in Minnesota has some NOS tubes available.
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| 3w2 | -- 10-21-2013 @ 7:35 PM |
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The '32 steering box has almost nothing in common with a Model A steering box. The commonality of the '32 box is with the '33-'34 boxes and the tube in question was introduced in the '33 model year. That's the one to seek for your '32 box. Southside Obsolete in Minnesota has some NOS tubes available. This message was edited by 3w2 on 10-21-13 @ 7:39 PM
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| 3w2 | -- 10-21-2013 @ 7:35 PM |
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The '32 steering box has almost nothing in common with a Model A steering box. The commonality of the '32 box is with the '33-'34 boxes and the tube in question was introduced in the '33 model year. That's the one to seek for your '32 box. Southside Obsolete in Minnesota has some NOS tubes available.
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| 3w2 | -- 10-21-2013 @ 7:38 PM |
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The '32 steering box has almost nothing in common with a Model A steering box. The commonality of the '32 box is with the '33-'34 boxes and the tube in question was introduced in the '33 model year. That's the one to seek for your '32 box. Southside Obsolete in Minnesota has some NOS tubes available.
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| mayya | -- 11-25-2013 @ 10:58 PM |
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There is not enough of a market for commercial reproductions and do do each one individually is very labor intensive. The few that have tried to market their reproductions, found out that the cost is too high for most people restoring a car. mayya
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| 40 Coupe | -- 11-26-2013 @ 4:15 AM |
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You most likely have the plate what you need is the brass tube. You may be able to find in at your local hardware store. OD small enough to fit inside steering column and ID large enough to fit the horn rod. It is thin wall brass and it can be silver soldered to the end plate, The end plate is plated and the area for the solder has to be cleaned of plating first, on both sides. The tube can extend all the way through the end plate with about 1/4" on the light switch side.
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| woodiewagon46 | -- 11-26-2013 @ 10:28 AM |
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Yes, the tubing is the issue. I am familiar with the brass tubing that they sell in hobby shops but the size is the issue. I have one and have been asked by a few people to reproduce it but the tubing on the sample is .420 OD, .392 ID with a .014 wall I can't find it anywhere.
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| 40 Coupe | -- 11-27-2013 @ 4:06 AM |
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You may not find that identical tube but you may find one that fits both the horn rod and the steering column. It may be slightly different in size and still work.
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| woodiewagon46 | -- 11-27-2013 @ 4:58 AM |
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The next size up from the tubing I have is to large to go up the steering box. I have a tube I removed from a 1932 steering box for a sample but can't find the tubing anywhere. It's not metric and not US. I have made several phone calls to tube suppliers but none have those dimensions. I'm stumped!
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| David J | -- 02-05-2014 @ 4:21 PM |
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I checked these NOS ones and got an average of .380" ID & .420" OD for a wall thickness of .020 . Fred at SouthSide Obsolete in Fairbault MN probably has some of these NOS . Robert Azario in FL had some of these also . Well he did when he sold me 8 of them . He still had more at that time .
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| 1932bruce | -- 06-07-2014 @ 6:41 AM |
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I have the same problem with my 32 steering box leaking, Do you know how long the tube has to be?, In the meantime until the steering box is fixed, can the steering box be filled with grease? Thanks
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| woodiewagon46 | -- 06-07-2014 @ 7:16 AM |
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The tube I have is six and three eights inches from the bale to the end. I have just about given up on my search for this really odd sized tubing, .420 OD X .392 ID X .014 wall.
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| ken ct. | -- 06-07-2014 @ 9:33 AM |
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I have 2 of the type used on 36's not same as 37 up . It may be the same as 33-34. In any case you cut off the tube from mine and silver solder it to a plate you could make, Mine is diamond shaped and has areal small diamond shaped tab on each side to hook the bail on??? Asking $25 + $8 ship. ken ct 1-203-260-5945 cell or PM. The 2 I have are exactly like David J.'s pic. Make me an offer I don't need 2 extra's This message was edited by ken ct. on 6-7-14 @ 1:01 PM
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| ken ct. | -- 06-28-2014 @ 1:01 PM |
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Sorry the 2 I had were different from each other. The 32-36 one sold at Gettysburg and the other one was ID'd as a model "A" [bigger diam. tube]. sorry. ken ct.
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