It always amazes the number of times I've taken drum brakes apart only to find parts missing or stupid bodges. Even did wheel bearing where they'd left off all the lock nuts! You really need to check a car when you buy it, especially to safety critical parts.

Wow, what a nice save, to to keep this rarely-optioned K car going. I enjoy driving mine (88 Aries wagon). The grease fitting will be your friend in the years ahead, to keep that unassisted rack turning as easily as possible.

So mother of the years goes tooo all the mothers because the dad is a pile of crap too just like all involved here. Whats so wrong with getting a job? Oh ya no father AGAIN.

Coker tires coming😊

Nice looking A

I watched this video because my 97 wasn't making full contact. I wasn't fond of drilling a hole and not being able to tighten it. So I cut a soda can down and made a shim. Slide back on and works perfectly. Also if anybody has any problem finding a brake light switch for a 97-98 almost any ford switch from those years will work on the car as well. Mine has a 97 f150 switch

Nice looking A!

Richard you need to join are mk viii community you saved me big time with this videos when you first released it when i had my 97, now i have a 98 ce and my passage said my feet are wet and i was like heater core inlet seal is fucked

Interesting video. My 04 has 217,000 but a timing chain guide broke, got into the pickup tube and robbed the engine of oil damaging it. The engine got rebuilt but I'm still in search of a coolant crossover tube. Apparently that type is specific to the Mercury marauder. Thanks again for the video.

Good job

Muy bueno!

Well i am glad you were able to find a luggage rack.

Your Model A is really looking good. Thanks for sharing.

Good video

Thanks I enjoyed the video. 😃

Best tutorial on Model A brakes on KZbin.

That's not how they show installing it on page 737 Ford repair service book...

Very nice!

Muy bueno!

Worked immediately! Thank you!

A very nice video Richard, thanks for taking so much trouble. I noticed while you were refitting the left side king pin to the axle it appears you have a gap where the front axle stabiliser rod bolts onto the axle (you can see daylight in the joint), might be worth checking.

When you first turned the key, I heard a spark sound by the battery. The battery terminal lost contact with the post.

You don’t use a carpenter’s hammer for mechanical work…..totally useless and unprofessional…….

Your doing okay buddy 👍

Carpenters claw hammers are not designed to be used for mechanical work…..

Muy bueno!,saludos desde Argentina

Great video, Mr. Richard. Thank you

Is your garage door opener stuck on the gas tank by a magnet or velcro?

Did you make a video on installing the battery kill switch? I did a search on your channel but i could not find it by the words "Battery" or "kill switch".

How's the Model A running? Got mine out for a drive today after a couple of months. Cold weather and work have kept me from running around in mine very much. Hope to see some more from you soon. Good luck.

So true but such compromises are why the guy above said the Model A brakes only "impede progress". People just can't believe that Henry's ways were actually quite precise. This video is a good example, though, of what most Model A brakes look like under the shiney paint, etched wind wings, American flags, and chrome rock guards. Better now than most with the front plates replaced. Good job.

Thanks Richard. I have mine to do in a few weeks. I’ve only seen this done once before from beginning to end, so this really helps me get my confidence up!

Do u still have the car???

Mr. Applegate - I have watched a couple of your videos and thank you for your efforts. I did notice that you do not have a fuse on your starter. Unless you have a fuse in another location, I strongly recommend that you install one. Two of our club members have had electrical fires in the last year. Neither had any current protect, and both caused a good bit of damage.

What about programming 2 different remotes to be memory recall 1 and 2? How does that work?

Very good video. Thank you

Advance the spark a little. Nice car. Have fun with it!

Starter Fuse Relay

Well, if the apartment rent matches the consideration of the people, manager, and complex I bet you can't get one. I think your cousin really didn't want you to take the car. :-p My condolences to you and the rest of the family and friends! R.I.P. dear cousin!

I would rather see Model A groups to be like a shop class like I was in high school. I could listen to you all day long.. Great video.

You can run a tap into the bushing and then knock it out. Works pretty good most of the time.

Are you interested in saling?

Hi. Great video. I'm getting ready to do brakes on my 30 fordor. How long did this take to do and do you remember how much the front brake assembly from Mike's affordable A parts were and 3rd, how long ago did you sh this? Thanks in advance :)

Looks like a pain in the donkey

I like things original without add ons

They make special pullers for those

I never had to reem king pins, i done a few on semi trucks and datsun pickup

Thy make special punches for doing that

I just adjust all up with slight drag like normal brakes, then adjust the slack out of the rods without activating them, paul shin way it to much screwing around

I have a 2004 silver. Car sitting that long I'd ck her service records especially transmission bal joints and rear airbags. 248,000 she got her monies worth. My Vic has 262,000 still going strong. Good luck with it. Hope u didn't pay much for it may need other work with milege and sitting so long. Enjoyed yr video.