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1958 Ford Ranch Wagon- Control valve rebuilt

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Posted: May 13, 2012 in Uncategorized

So I spent Friday night dismantling the control valve, in order to soak it all overnight for a Saturday morning rebuild. It all came apart relatively easy. After having it all soak all night in some super clean, I cleaned it all up an then soaked all the internals and housing in some power steering fluid. I rebuilt the valve with a rebuild kit and a new ball stud kit as well. Then I coated the spool valve spring and nut with some white lithium grease and installed the end cap.

I then painted it in some chassis black semi-gloss and installed the stud boot and retainer. All done!

 

Thanks for reading.

Tim

 

Readers Question – Swings in Oil Pressure.

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From Michael Woodword – hey, I just got a 1993 thunderbird with a 5.0 HO. every time I come to a stop, the oil pressure drops dramatically. I was wanting to know if you would have any idea what could cause this. Thank You
But when I get back up to speed its fine.
It would be nice to get an opinion from an expert which ar
nt easy to find

 

ANSWER:   Michael. The pressure should drop when you stop, dramatic swings in the gauge could be a problem with the gauge or you need replace your oil sending unit.

Mustang Upholstery Part IV

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After removing the seat track I had to remove the seat stops.

There are two and easily removed.

Next I started removing the upholstery wire.  These  pliers hook inside the wire and separate them for removal.

Removal

Here are the wires removed.  They can be reused if you want to straighten them out.

Wires

 

Mostly removed.

Part way off however one small deal to handle

 

Thinking I was on the down hill side with the removal of the old upholstery, I ran into……the …..tuck!!!  This consisted of a wire running through a cloth sleeve and the wire is attached to the springs with the hog wire.

Top Arrow is the cloth sleeve with the wire running through it. Bottom arrow is the hog wire crimped to the springs underneath.

Basically the tuck is how they separate the bottom of the seat and the cushions edges, which with vinyl that helps keeps you backside in the seat during those high-speed maneuvers.

Ok, this was the learning seat.  I was too busy learning to do too much photography so I’ll to more with the back to this seat and the next.

BUT…………………………..here is my very first seat bottom..completed.

 

 

 

More coming up soon.

Thanks for reading

Tim.