Can't remember how this went together even with the pictures I took. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong or what parts I'm missing. At this point, I'm convinced that I'm trying to mix different year parts together and it's just not meant to work together.
Not sure if this pic will help as you are earlier than my 46 1/2 ton Your ‘L’ bracket looks bent well past 90 degrees and the cast body looks worn from contact with it….
I have this pic is in my file as I had drilled and tapped the ‘L’ bracket so I could adjust & limit the turning radius, truck came to me w/fatter tires on the original rims which could rub steering linkage,…….now running Diamondback 650 16’s… Chuck
Here is some dimensional info for steering stops from flatblu4748.
The parts list (attached) shows 41 thru 54 1/2 ton steering stops being the same and earlier ones possibly slightly different. I agree with Chuck that your stops look bent comparing to how flatblue4748's pics look. You might be able to straighten yours enough so your tires don't rub. Or maybe fabricate new ones.
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Alright, finally got back out to the shop. I found that my stops are indeed bent. I pulled another set from a 46 parts truck but as the parts book says, the earlier ones have a different part number. The 1946 set of stops from a parts truck that I have are good (not bent). This is the only other set of stops that I have.They are still contacting the backing plate (barely, in one corner as shown by the scratch in the second photo). I guess I will file that corner off and move forward. Thank you to everyone for the feedback and links. Mine is actually 0.700" thick instead of 0.7500" thick and it's still rubbing.
It appears you are missing the spacers. Look at Hank's photo, you are missing the spacer between the backing plate and the kingpin.
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I think Sweet is correct. My '51 also has the spacers. I'll bet if you installed the bearings and brake drum, there would be a substantial gap between the drum and the backing plate, possibly even exposing part of the brake shoes.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
I was concerned that there was a spacer after seeing that photo but after looking at my 46 parts truck, it does not have spacers installed and the stops were not contacting the backing plate. This is the parts truck that I got the "good" ones from. Photo is from my 46 1/2 ton. 2nd photo is from the Master Parts Price List July 1946. http://www.gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=215678
Have you tried mounting the hub and brake drum? I think that would tell the tale whether you need spacers or not. I wouldn't hold much stock in that parts diagram.It doesn't even show the backing plate.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
That's fair. I Haven't. I had an issue with the new drums that I got from Jim Carter being too thick where the hub mounts to and the studs wouldn't go through without the studs barely contacting the hub. I had a friend of mine machine them this weekend and he brought them back to me this morning. I painted them with caliper paint this morning and they will go in the oven in the morning. Then I can mount the hub with bearings and all. I'll try to update this post when I get to that point of the project. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment.
