Thought someone might want to check this out. There is what looks like a good pair of Twilite headlight buckets and light bar on ebay. Sale ends next Friday 5-28-2010. Hope someone can use them.

Gary

Anyone know how to correct this problem? The drivers side is OK.

When I take the handle off and look inside it appears that the bracket which has the square hole in it that the shaft goes through is at this same angle.


Any ideas appreciated.

Gary

Ditch the disks - Update your early Plymouth
This was brought up on another thread, but thought I would sart a new topic.

Like most of us with the early Plymouths and the disk type flex joints in the drive line I had contemplated replacing the disks in my 30U Business Coupe and finally found some. They were 5 that were left over from a job that a company in Portland, OR had done some years ago. After I got them I was concerned that they were not machine made and it appeared that they might not balance really well. At that point I decided to look at my options of installing new style U-joints.

I found, with a little research, that it should be a fairly easy conversion. There are only two parts that are specialty parts associated with the original Plymouth. The rest of the parts necessary are stock parts from any driveline store.

First, I removed all of the original driveline, including the parking brake system and the rear spider yoke off the transmission and the one from the front of the rear differential. I found that the yoke from the transmission had a grove worn in it so I took it in to have it built up and resurfaced.

I took the yoke from the front of the differential and used this piece as the front of the new driveline. This is the first of the two parts that are special to the Plymouth. This yoke can be bolted directly to the yoke on the back of the transmission and the two will hold the original parking brake drum in its original position. I bolted these pieces directly together using new grade 5 bolts with lock washers and locking nuts. Probably overdone here.

From here back everything is new. They welded a new universal yoke and slip-joint assembly to the original spider yoke taken from the rear end. Then they made a new tube with rear universal and a new yoke to fit the differential. This part is the second part that is special. This yoke (for my 30U) is Spicer part #2-4-2821-1X which is a 1 1/8" X 10 spline, 13-10 series. The new yoke at the differential solved the problems of wear in the original piece. Couldn't find a new seal for the differential, but was pleasantly surprised to find that just a new yoke seemed to solve the seal leak problem.

Oh, by the way, the overall length of the shaft assemble, from the front of the spider yoke to the rear of the back yoke is 55".

This job should be able to be done by any competent driveline shop in your local area. Mine was done by Will at Driveline Service of Portland, Inc. You can contact them at 800-227-8608 or www.driveshafts.com.

Wll try to post a coule pictures.

I know I have read somewhere about the proper proceedure for adjusting the parking brake, but I can't remember where. If one of you could either tell me where to look, or just post the proceedure I would appreciate it.

Thanks, Gary

I came across an original exhaust pipe for my 30U, but now I need info on hangers.

I have an original of the center hanger that goes behind the muffler and hung off the cross member, but need info on the one that was used at the rear of the car.

If anyone can get me a pic, maybe measurements, and what size material it was made of maybe I can make one. That is unless someone has one they can part with.

Thanks, Gary
503-939-9320 or chiefgr@hotmail.com

I have been trying to figure out what the real information should be.

In my PLYMOUTH MASTER PARTS LIST, FINAL EDITION, FOR ALL MODELS PRIOR TO 1934, it shows the lens for the 1929 "Up to RR-683-S, U.S. built and Up to GC-331-C, Canadian built" as being a Two lite lens with a part #300520.

Big question. Is there such thing as a Two lite lens? Although I find this same exact wording referenced in several other places, which i assume simply repeated what came from the above referenced parts list, I can't find any official reference to that number (or cross reference to it), and nowhere have I found any other listing of a "Two lite lens" as a brand.

Can anyone tell me what really came on these cars? What the original part number was? What company manufactured the lens? What was their part number and what were the measurements of the lens? Any markings on the lens.

The Parts List shows the 28 Q as using part # 300153, which was a Depress Beam, part # H11471, which was a 9 5/16 X 8 1/2 lens. For the 30U it shows those up to 1560970 as using that same part # 300153, and after 1560970 it gives a part # of 321768 which was a Twilite lens part #915048 which was a 9 5/16 X 8 7/8 lens. The brand Twilite also appears in the 31, 32 and 33 year applications. Question - was the Two lite lens referenced in the 1929 year really supposed to be a Twilite lens?

Any input would be welcome.

Gary Rusher, 503-939-9320, or chiefgr@hotmail.com