Re: 1939 Six Steering Wheel upper Bearing

Posted by jwblazek On 2017/4/21 11:45:46

Thanks for the help. Max Merritt had the bearing and seal for this late model 39.

Next and hopefully last obstacle is the threads on the steering shaft for the nut holding the wheel to the shaft. Over the year, severely damaged threads, not certain there is enough threads to tighten the nut. I plan on drilling the shaft, installing & JB welding a heli coil and then putting a bolt in with shims/washers to hold the wheel. The bolt will be through drilled for the horn wire. Anyone else experience this issue?

FYI, problems all started when I decided to refinish the dash board using the same process and colors Packard pioneered.