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Posted By Discussion Topic: 40 ford 17 grease fittings -- page: 1 2 3     JayChicago 06-01-2017 @ 1:53 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 484 Joined: Jan 2016 Ok, good. Thank you. I appreciate the help. kubes40 06-01-2017 @ 6:33 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 3406 Joined: Oct 2009 Jay, You win the "caught Kube" prize today. I scr*w*d the pooch and you caught me. There is no fitting at the bottom of the column. Y I apologize. The only one on the column is depicted in the photo. Mike "Kube" Kubarth JayChicago 05-31-2017 @ 6:23 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 484 Joined: Jan 2016 I'm using the list Kube posted above to make sure I don't miss one if the 17 grease fittings. (Mike, thanks for taking the time to write that list.) One line item on the list is: "There is one at the top and one at the bottom of the shift linkage beneath the hood. (total two)." I can only find one fitting on the shift linkage.(see picture below) Need help finding the other. Thanks. thunder road 05-22-2017 @ 4:27 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 212 Joined: Dec 2016 Mike, I missed the universal joint cover, and at the shift linkage under the hood I only seen and greased one. The car has the slide up ash trays, which goes with what you said about the vin. and it being an early car . I still want to see the spot welded wiper motor bracket, and will get more pictures if it stops raining here in Westchester NY . I do like the 60 degrees. After spending some time under this car it makes me so grateful that it is so solid, no rust no patches ever. Like I have said before when I was 21, me, and my friend restored a 1940 deluxe coupe with opera seats. It needed front floors, trunk pan ,and I had to section in a piece of the frame rail that was rotted on the drivers side approx. 4 feet of the upper half of the frame was rotted due to the fact that it had spent many years outside. Fords better idea of mounting the running boards directly to the frame, had caused leaves, and water to get in there sit, and rot the top half of the frame rail. Chevrolet used out rigger's to support the running boards and they did not touch the frame. But "Gregorries" design proves that it's form over function . Chevrolet never made a coupe so beautiful , Domenic Domenic This message was edited by thunder road on 5-23-17 @ 4:54 AM kubes40 05-22-2017 @ 3:12 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 3406 Joined: Oct 2009 Domenic, How about I try to describe the grease fitting locations to you? There is one at each tie rod end (total of three). There is one at the drag link end (total one). There are two per spindle pin (total four). There is one at the top and one at the bottom of the shift linkage beneath the hood. (total two). There is one at the clutch actuating lever (total one). There is one at the brake pedal pivot bushing (total one). There is one at the clutch pedal pivot bushing (total one). There is one at the universal joint cover (total one). There is one at the center bearing of the torque tube (total one). There is one at each end of the clutch release shaft (total two). That's seventeen. So, tell me, which did you over look? Mike "Kube" Kubarth kubes40 05-22-2017 @ 3:02 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 3406 Joined: Oct 2009 1940TOM is being humble. He has helped a LOT with the sedan stuff. I'd be lost without him. Mike "Kube" Kubarth This message was edited by kubes40 on 5-22-17 @ 3:05 PM 1940 Tom 05-22-2017 @ 2:59 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 240 Joined: Oct 2009 Good Afternoon, Domenic---- Don't worry about me. Kube is "The Man" when it comes to 40 Fords. I have also found that his esteemed cohort, Alanwoodieman, is also a big help. As you will learn, there's a lot of talent out there that you can draw from. I'm currently helping Mike with some minor information about 40 Sedans for his use in rewriting the 1940 Ford Restoration Manual, so that's how I got to know him. I'm sure that both he, and all the other Club members will continue to share their excellent knowledge on this subject with you, on future e-mails. Good luck on your project. Tom thunder road 05-22-2017 @ 2:36 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 212 Joined: Dec 2016 Kube thanks for the help, and the info on the 40 tail light bezels. Now I don't know if you or Tom, or anyone else can make any sense out of my sketch , and tell me what other two grease fitting's I missed. thank you Dom Domenic kubes40 05-22-2017 @ 11:33 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 3406 Joined: Oct 2009 Domenic, The photos you've supplied make the engine appear to be of the 1940 run. Mike "Kube" Kubarth thunder road 05-21-2017 @ 6:34 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 212 Joined: Dec 2016 Thank you alanwoodieman for your reply. Now I can sleep better tonight , knowing that the motor falls between 1939 and 1941.When you recently purchase a new old car , it can and will take some time to determine whats what. This 40 coupe still has all it's original saturated felt , heavy tar paper with it's embossing in the rear tail pan tool tray area that's mint. It came with all it's original tools, even an original tire pump that looks NOS with it's wooden handle. It even has the original burlap bag that the tool bag came in, and it's original rubber trunk mat. Thank you, Dom Domenic

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