wizard - 2011-04-29 7:41 PM

it is Virgil Exner, aged but proud - I like to think that he says "I designed this one"

MOPAR-TO-YA - 2011-05-04 8:56 AM

I have been doing several things to my 56 Chrysler to prepair fo a road trip the first of June. ( Handygun and Herb, I will be in your neck o the woods) Recently my speedometer started making increasingly loud noises and quit working. I am talking about 10 miles and could not get the cable off. I have a parts car that still has the guages and dash in it, so decided to take the speedo out of it so I would know how to do it. As it is hard for me to see up under the dash, I thought I would just take the whole cluster out. What a PITA! worked on it quite some time and bolts- screws were rusted. They tell me I don't have much patience. Out comes the prybar and other forcefull tools When I got the mangled dash out , then I could see how simple it was to just take out a couple of screws and the whole speedo comes right out the front I may just get the naeibor kid to take out the other one!....................MO

Rebels-59 Coronet - 2011-05-15 11:23 PM

From NEIL D500

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Just spent 10 hours, this past weekend installing a new
driver's side door latch, and refinishing the door edge
area, in OEM red/white colors.

The driver's door, suddenly, had not wanted to close,
fully, at times.

Bought a used door latch and cleaned/lubed it, and waited
for a proper weekend to do the project.

Upon its removal, discovered that one the door latch's internal
tumbler-teeth had completely broken off from its tumbler body,
and that the remainder of the internal tumbler teeth were in very
poor condition, compared to the 'normal' appearing condition of
the latch's visible external tumbler teeth.

Also discovered that the door handle's lifting-lever's welded-
on mounting nut had pretty much been stripped out, so that I had
to remove the handle and have a sympathetic body shop Mig-on
a new mounting nut onto the handle's lifting arm's failed nut.

Adjusting a door handle to work the door, smoothly, in company
with the door lock's operation, is always a hassle.

Anyway, with the door jam's painting, the project came out just fine,
eventually.

As a word of caution, however, as you can see, your door latch's
exterior tumblers may look OK, but its non-visible internal tumbler
teeth may be in very poor condition.

It may not be a bad idea to buy a replacement driver's side door
latch, to have on hand, as a future spare part.

imfinlay - 2011-05-17 3:19 PM

That's odd - mine come off after the shoes are wound in.

Rebels-59 Coronet - 2011-05-16 10:23 PM

From NEIL D500

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d500neil - 2011-05-22 3:34 AM

Dieter, listening to your engine run, you should go get an easy-to-find XJ Jag fan clutch assembly.

It will quiet-down the fan noise tremendously, and will give you better MPG in the bargain.

It is a relatively simple installation protocol, & I can give anyone a how-to-do on it, once you/they score
this fan clutch, which is essential on the close-fitting DOD/PLY radiators...

Your 56 CHRY may have enough room, between the radiator and the water pump to install a proper 3" long MoPar fan
clutch, but, the 2 1/2" long Jag-guy works just fine and is a dead-ringer for the Mope unit.