Lug nuts, parking brake and oil ?'s
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:11 pm
I am bringing my 52 4AD to an all British car show that is about 12 miles from my house. These miles are like dog years for my Singer. So I am preparing for this journey. (The farthest from home this car has been in the past 30 years is about 2 miles.) Anyway I'm preparing the safety items. I did a front and rear brake adjust and inspection, I am adjusting the parking brake, I lubed everything, and now I am looking into transmission and differential oil top offs. I have run into a few issues any help would be appreciated.
1)I am in search of two lug nuts. Any one know where these can be found?
2)Also I am adjusting the parking brake or at least trying. I see an adjustable fork with cotter pin under the front of car that connects at the bottom of the long parking brake arm. I assume this is where I can take up the slack but the whole fork is jammed into a channel in the frame and the area has been bent by an impact of something preventing me from easily lowering the fork. The odd thing is the parking brake arm moves fine in the channel it just never tightens the brake much at all.Just wanted to make sure this is the correct thing to adjust before I go bending the frame rail to get at it.
3) I want to add some oil to the differential, transmission and maybe steering box. Any recommendations on modern oils that can safely replace the old? Just anything that works. This is a 30 mph top speed auto used for short drives so the oil can just be basic stuff. For the transmission I'm thinking of using SAE 40 motor oil Rotella T or I can get some non-detergent SAE 40 at Tractor Supply and for the differential SAE 80 off the shelf oil.I have read differing opinions on modern oils in old cars.
Thanks a bunch,
ALso I'm working on some pics a bio for the site. Just need a nice day to get some pics. Maybe Ican get some good ones at the show.(If I make it.)
Tom
1)I am in search of two lug nuts. Any one know where these can be found?
2)Also I am adjusting the parking brake or at least trying. I see an adjustable fork with cotter pin under the front of car that connects at the bottom of the long parking brake arm. I assume this is where I can take up the slack but the whole fork is jammed into a channel in the frame and the area has been bent by an impact of something preventing me from easily lowering the fork. The odd thing is the parking brake arm moves fine in the channel it just never tightens the brake much at all.Just wanted to make sure this is the correct thing to adjust before I go bending the frame rail to get at it.
3) I want to add some oil to the differential, transmission and maybe steering box. Any recommendations on modern oils that can safely replace the old? Just anything that works. This is a 30 mph top speed auto used for short drives so the oil can just be basic stuff. For the transmission I'm thinking of using SAE 40 motor oil Rotella T or I can get some non-detergent SAE 40 at Tractor Supply and for the differential SAE 80 off the shelf oil.I have read differing opinions on modern oils in old cars.
Thanks a bunch,
ALso I'm working on some pics a bio for the site. Just need a nice day to get some pics. Maybe Ican get some good ones at the show.(If I make it.)
Tom