Recent content by Ken71Twister

OMG!! That sounds like a lot of hurdles to deal with a many opportunities to break things. This is more than I want to take on by myself - especially as it heats up here in FL. I’m waiting for an estimate to have several things done at once and I’ll probably add this one to the pile. The...

You sound like you’ve experienced the same thing. The squeaking is almost embarrasing - I’m assuming some of this can be heard outside the car. It seems to be coming from many sources and past efforts with spray lubricant have had very little effect.

Based on how loud it squeaks - I’d guess rubber on rubber but ….that’s just a guess.

I’ve never worked on this part of the car and I’m no longer a young man. If it needs a rebuild - is it something that a novice could do after buying the necessary parts? I realize that I’d need to have the car professionally aligned after doing this. I’m also wondering how many hours this...

I have a 1971 Duster. I had pretty much everything replaced in the front suspension about 25 years ago. I’ve driven very few miles since then but the years have led to loud squeaking from the front suspension. I’ve attempted WD-40 and silicone spray on the rubber parts/interfaces that I can...

Thanks everyone for your inputs. Sounds like all of you are using equipment from Classic Air. That helps and I’ll definitely search for a professional installer.

Years ago - I pulled out my old Sears under-dash AC system and I plan to have a new system installed from scratch. What design and source is recommended? The car, with a 318 came from the factory with no AC.

Thank you for the offer but, before you invest the effort, I’ll try one or two approaches that require less metal cutting and accuracy. I’ve experimented with JB cold weld epoxy combined with a small piece of steel mesh and I was unable to strip the thread using a screwdriver. I took delivery...

Sounds like a good solution but I’m not sure of the difficulty of getting the location correct. Apparently the clips I bought before removing the door panel were intended for the rectangular hole that you show.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. The car I’m working on is a 1971 Duster. I’m sure that one of these techniques will take care of my problem. If I use Super-Cuba’s method I may try to reinforce the cut with JB Weld since I don’t have access to a welder. If that doesn’t hold - I’ll have...

I guess I’m being slow. If I understand you correctly - I’m to cut a slot above (and not touching) the oversized hole. If I insert a large screwdriver in the new slot - am I to push straight down on the screwdriver to elongate the slot & force material down into the existing hole?

I might add that a larger screw might do the job for the forward hole but rear hole might be too big for this to work.

Need suggestions vs enlarged holes in door panel sheet metal which won’t hold the arm rest. I ordered the clips in the picture but, with panel removed, I don’t see any way to keep clips in place on the back side of the metal. Back side of door’s sheet metal is very difficult to reach. Would...

I’d just make things worse if I tried to “improve” the solder job. See any harm in putting a drop of glue on the top center of the red wire to keep it in place?

A friend of my has experience with this type of work and he added the piece of stranded wire across the break. I’ll check it in the morning but I’m optimistic that this will put me back in business. A new board would be nice but I’m impatient to get back to installing my new meter match device...