I completed a steering upgrade on my '64 CS today. I switched out the original intermediate shaft and rag joint for a Double D shaft, Borgeson universal joint, and Borgeson steering damper. I have gained a 5 inch collapsable shaft in the event of a front end collision. However, I did have one major problem after installing a new signal light switch and cancelling cam. I no longer had a horn! After several hours of trouble shooting the original horn relay, wiring, horn button, disc and such, I discovered that I had lost my original ground for the horn contact button because of my newly installed damper which replaced the original rag joint which, in turn, provided a ground. I will run a short wire from the lower part of the damper to the upper part in order to provide the ground. It was a bit of a learning curve, but a good project none the less. I am happy with the look and the smooth steering.
Pulled the drivers seat out of my 2015 Explorer Sport. The seat, rear up/down drive stopped raising the seat. Motor could be heard running. Car is out of coverage. Wife can't see over the dash. Surprisingly no biggie to actually take the seat out, bunch of plugs, 4 bolts. The big drivers door helps.
Found that the actuator worm shaft had broken off at the worm gear. How can a steel shaft with a Nylon gear fail at this point? Another great automotive engineering feat...the assembly has two screws to remove it...one is under the seat base cushion. Ordered a new assembly from eBay, $100...and will take the shaft and gear out of it and install it in the old one, still attached to the seat frame. I'm kind of loath to pull the seat cover off.
Ah...gotta love quality these days.
You can see the affected unit to the bottom left. Minus the pulled gear and related parts.
Here's the broken shaft, follower, gear, cover and shims. Thought of welding it, but I probably can't get the stub end out of the nylon gear. Heat would likely destroy it.
New unit,
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65 Laurentian post, 67 Grande Parisienne 4 door HT.
Sadly that is the norm these days it seems. When the guys bring me motors, gearboxes etc to the parts counter I am usually amazed how flimsy the stuff is made.
Power seats and power windows are both good examples...
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Agreed Carl, but outside of this new norm, this unit looks to be very robust and well made. I'm thinking there had to have been a metallurgical defect in the shaft at the point it failed. It's pretty thick.
I can find no other info on this failure. Nothing on the explorer forums. A rare failure?
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65 Laurentian post, 67 Grande Parisienne 4 door HT.
Put a coat of wax on our 97 Silverado. Still a pretty good looking truck for all original and over 200,000 km.
Like the colour!
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Me too. When these trucks were new I always thought it was a nice colour and when we went to look at this one almost 4 years ago I really liked what I saw when I walked into his garage. I suppose it's not for everyone but I like it because it's a bit different from all the standard red/white/black/maroon/navy blue etc.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Finally got the convertible frame going up and down!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xB-8mvXIeWg
-- Edited by koolconvertible on Sunday 2nd of September 2018 02:24:14 AM
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cutting a roof off a four door is NOT a convertible.....
65 Parisienne convertible.one of 49 built for RHD export market,402BBC, T400, 2500 stally, posi rear, upgraded brakes with front discs, FUEL FAST efi custom built by me.
Finally got the convertible frame going up and down!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xB-8mvXIeWg
-- Edited by koolconvertible on Sunday 2nd of September 2018 02:24:14 AM
Congrats, sure is noisy in a garage with no interior or roof material. Looks like it works great.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
after a carb rebuild, (i found fillings in a new quick fuel carb). Replaced faulty new fuel pressure regulator( it would not go less than 8.5 psi) a new set of plugs( plugs fouled do to flooding secondary bowl draining Into intake.
it amazes me what passes for factory tested equipment. car runs great now, so i took her out for a quick drive around the neighbourhood.
Started tearing down my 427 that I hope to rebuild this winter.
Looks real nice inside but at some point in it's life, something fell into number 5 cylinder. Looks just like the imprint of a needle bearing out of a u joint cup!
This engine ran ok but I knew it needed to be freshened up. 4 of the cylinders had a broken top compression ring.
The piston skirts are beautiful, the crank is super smooth, all ok otherwise.
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Swapped the crap Carter carb in my 88 Jeep with a Motorcraft 2150. Swap went fairly smooth. Jeep runs ok but seems a little down on power. From what I've read timing will need to be adjusted. Still a few odds and ends to deal with. I have a new air cleaner on order and also need a proper crankcase breather. I also went with a manual choke
