Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan

Posted by Joe Santana On 2013/1/12 14:16:25

I think we've established that the person who replaced the broken axle back then replaced both axles with commercial ones and the brake drums, too. Unlike many items installed on the Duchess over several decades to keep her on the road, from the carburetor to the steering wheel, I think I'll keep the rear-end as is for now.

What the flackmaster sent me and Max Merritt pulled were the correct drums for my 1803. How were we to know the axles had been changed?

Last week in desperation I asked a client, who owns a large manufacturing business with half a dozen CNC machining devices for making precision modular airlocks, for a recommendation on a machine shop that could machine the taper of the hub hole to the larger size and deepen the key slot. He said he'd do it as a personal favor and is picking it up and the broken drum next week. You have to live right, guys... and maybe be willing to play chauffeur for a couple of special occasions.

So we'll see what else can go wrong. Stay tuned. And thanks for all your help in solving this.