| rdouglas | -- 08-28-2018 @ 7:46 PM |
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Hi, I just acquired a beautifully restored '47 Merc Woodie Wagon that was originally part of Nick Alexander's collection and have a few questions that I am hoping the forum community can help me with: 1. Can anyone advise as to the proper inflation pressure for the tires? I have them at 30 psi now, but wanted to confirm what others were running. 2. A bulb in the front parking light/turn signal unit seems to have burnt out. Can someone describe how to carefully remove the rectangular glass lenses without damaging the glass or surrounding chrome frame. I can see by wiggling the glass lenses around a bit in their frames that they seem to have tabs, but I want to ensure I don't damage anything before trying to access the bulb. 3. The front rubber floor mat has ripped and I have purchased a reproduction floor mat to install as a replacement. It would appear to install the new floor mat that I need to separate the accelerator pedal from the accelerator cable/shaft. Can anyone describe how this is done without breaking the accelerator assembly? Thanks for your help!
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| TomO | -- 08-29-2018 @ 7:42 AM |
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I don't have an owner's manual for the 1947 Mercury, but tire pressure depends upon the tire size. My guess is that 26-28 lbs pressure will give you the best tire wear and comfort. I am basing that guess on 7.10x15 tires. To remove the cover and lense, place a mover's blanket on the ground around the front of the car. Carefully remove the nuts that hold the bezel to the fender and remove the cover, lense and gasket. To remove the acellerator pedal from the shaft, just pull. It is held in place by the pedal rubber. To replace, I tape the grooves on vice grips to prevent maring the shaft, clamp the shaft in the vice grips and push the pedal back on the shaft. If any of my answers are incorrect or unclear, someone will give thier answer. Please post a photo of your station wagaon s the rest of us can enjoy looking at it. Tom
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| len47merc | -- 08-30-2018 @ 4:50 AM |
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Having owned a '47 and experienced the positive results of correct tire pressure - and negative results of incorrect pressures (latter based on modern-day paradigms) - I will echo TomO's comments and advise if you are running bias plys that 26# is technically and in practice correct for your '47. If you are running radials then you should run the manufacturer's recommendations and adjust based on the ride you prefer and the wear patterns realized after 1,000 miles or so. I ran a new set of Firestone 7.10x15 bias ply tires as TomO notes and originally ran them at 32#. Within ~1,500 miles 30-40% of the tread was gone in the center of all 4 tires. Coker agreed with me and stated they incorrectly advised me on the correct pressure, replaced the full set of tires and thereafter I ran the correct (for Merc's) 26# for 10K+ miles and barely could discern any wear and the tread was even across the width. Note both sets were ran on the same completely restored-to-stock and aligned suspension. Open the glove-box door and look on the backside to see what Ford's recommendation was - you should find a foil sticker on the back of the door if still original that shows 26# for Mercury and 28# for Ford. Strongly recommend you follow Ford's advice for Mercurys if running original-style bias plys. Steve
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| blarge | -- 10-29-2018 @ 5:36 PM |
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The parking light bulb comes out from the rear side of the lamp assembly. There is no need to remove the lens or housing. Just push the bulb socket inward from the rear and rotate to remove the wire/ socket/ bulb unit and put in a new bulb. Make sure the housing is grounded, or the bulb will not work. Bill Large
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| rdouglas | -- 11-18-2018 @ 6:33 PM |
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Appreciate the help from the community with my tire pressure, parking light, and replacement of the front rubber floor mat. Also wondering if someone on the forum can recommend a locksmith to cut 2 copies of my ignition key. I found the "key-man" on-line, but looks like they may have gone out of business. Anyone else know who would have a supply of OEM/NOS key blanks? Does anyone also know where in the car the lock code for the ignition key could be found? Here is a picture of my car for those interested.
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| TomO | -- 11-19-2018 @ 7:32 AM |
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Thanks for the photo. That is a great looking station wagon. I would check with a local locksmith that has been around for a long time, they may still have some of the original Hurd key blanks. If they don't have them, ask them if they know of someone that might have them. Anyone with a key cutting machine can copy your ignition key, a locksmith is more likely to have a compatible blank. If you strike out, then Jesser's probably has the correct key blanks. You can also find them on E-Bay. http://www.jessersclassickeys.com/index.htm Unfortunately the key code is not available without removing the cylinder. The door key was the same as the ignition key when your car was delivered new. The door cylinder is easier to remove than the ignition cylinder. Tom
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