Mitch! Thank you so much for the videos to a 4th generation (but learning everything for the first time) T-owner! Sending good vibes from Memphis US
@bossdog14806 жыл бұрын
What an amazingly simple little car it was.
@stanleydenning6 жыл бұрын
You are reminding of things I thought I long forgot. This is cool. Thank you.
@zzzdogutube10 жыл бұрын
Hey Mitch, Thanks from Binghamton, NY USA. Ron
@ddf41410 жыл бұрын
More videos like this please.
@thesaintdiscjockeyentertai57418 жыл бұрын
Nice video, Mitch. Thanks for posting.
@cool386vintagetechnology610 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you using cotton linings. Drive correctly, and they last well and no worries about ruining the drums. You can speed up the soaking in process by using automatic transmission fluid. The bendix should be removed before unscrewing the starter motor because if the bendix should rest against the magneto windings under the weight of the starter motor, the insulation is likely to be damaged. When relining the bands, the end of the lining should be only a few mm over the end of the band, and the end rivets put in first. There will be a lump in the middle of the lining as a result, but this is simply 'massaged' out so the lining is flat against the band. Then the other rivets are installed. One problem with starting with the lining overlapping the ends is that not all linings are the same length, so you could be caught short (some Scandinavian repros made by Cantex had this problem). Also, if the ends are riveted first, you might find that as you rivet further along the band the lining starts to want to stretch - the lining now being tighter against the band that when simply holding it by hand. You have the right riveting technique, but to save damaging the material when flattening down the rivet, use a ball pein hammer.
@ibsoarin7 жыл бұрын
Mitch, I agree that the transmission band linings need to be flush at ends. I did my first set of transmission band linings incorrectly and the lining was stretched between each rivet. That first set quickly wore out. I subsequently have done many more sets in my 40 years of Model T restorations and the band linings last longer when done correctly. Thank you for posting this video.
@SunilSundar6 жыл бұрын
How do the pedals pull in the bands when they're moving perpendicular to the tension direction? There must be some kind of cam or something right?
@matchless225535 жыл бұрын
Thank you for video , from UK !
@maxlindsay7 жыл бұрын
Hey Mitch, I can't thank you enough for these videos! My dad's '15 (he completely restored when I was a boy) is now in my garage and I've been learning things the hard way... one of which is that I likely toasted the brakes. I was watching this video and you pulled the hogs head to change bands. Here are a couple questions: Was it necessary to pull the hogs head or could you have done it without pulling it? Or better asked, is it that much easier to change them by pulling the hogs head? I barely remember the work my dad did so I'm like ok Ing for the best advice I can get. Can the brake band be adjusted prior to replacing them or do I just have to replace them? Are all three bands the same including the liners (are they interchangeable)? Again, thanks for the videos!
@DansAm763 ай бұрын
So I've been told that since I have the removable ears that I can replace the bands without removing the hogs head, do you know of a video that shows this well? I have read about it in the manual and it seems strait forward but watching a video would be helpful. Also, I was told that when you remove the hogs head, you affect the rear bearing of the transmission and can cause damage?
@ModelTMitch3 ай бұрын
As my bands have the fixed ears, I can't really comment on the alternative. As you can see in my video though, pulling and reinstating the hogs head is reasonably straightforward, albeit awkward! We got there in the end though 😀
@peterd76035 жыл бұрын
Nice video,, interesting. I'm thinking about buying one as an extra toy, my muscle car is always breaking. Did you put new gaskets on the hogshead?
@Spritsailor9 жыл бұрын
I have two questions for you. What kind of transmission oil works best and is it OK to run synthetic oil in the engine?
@oldtimesmatthew8 жыл бұрын
+Russell Sova Hi, Matt here. I'm a MTFCA member an owner of a Model T chassis and maintain my grandfather's 1924 Roadster for him too. Honestly just about any modern car oil is of higher quality than the molasses like stuff they used back in the day so you really can't go wrong. 10W-30 is a favorite for many club member for normal spring-fall driving. Synthetic is alright. An important note though: if your motor has not been disassembled and cleaned try to avoid using detergent based oils. They work so well you're likely to gum up the works as it cleans out a century worth of garbage. If you go detergent based change the oil often for the first couple thousand miles (like every 200 miles until it's cleaned out).
@GK191810 жыл бұрын
Glad you removed the keys! bless my quick change bands......
@dmcgreg6 жыл бұрын
Excellent videos! Who keeps down-voting these? Explain yourselves...heathens.
@trabbipaul8 жыл бұрын
Top Video!!!!
@l.e.brookshire1956 жыл бұрын
I am so thankful for your videos! In the service manual I find no mention of transmission fluid. How is transmission fluid kept full? How is it drained and replaced? What sort of fluid is used? Thank you!
@30CalCoreLokt6 жыл бұрын
L. E. Brookshire the T doesn't use trans fluid. It uses the same oil as the motor
@richdavis56976 жыл бұрын
The transmission uses the oil from the engine crankcase.
@edwardberwind43868 жыл бұрын
What name of the song's opening??
@jessec.57279 жыл бұрын
Did you have a six or twelve volt battery on yours? I bought a 1925 Ford Model T a year ago and I'm almost ready to put a battery in, my grandpa used to have a model t with a six volt, and he says that a six volt really is not powerful enough, and we spoke to an expert who claimed you could just bolt in a twelve volt battery and you would be fine, is that true?
@oddball00459 жыл бұрын
87craftsmanCUBE The battery is only used for starting so if your stater motor can handle 12 volts then yes its fine.
@ModelTMitch9 жыл бұрын
87craftsmanCUBE Strictly speaking, NO. Never connect 12 volts to a Model T starter motor, else it it will burn out the windings and break the bendix gear -- fact.
@kimfouts85838 жыл бұрын
I have 3 model-T's and all run on 12 volts with 6 volt starters and no problems. You don't run the starter long enough to hurt them. If you have electric lights you will need to change the bulbs to 12 volts or they will burn out. Coils can stand 12 volts and will start faster on the extra voltage.
@stephenheatherly62548 жыл бұрын
As long as the starter, battery, cables and switch are in good shape and all connections are tight and clean a 6 volt battery cranks the engine more than fast enough. While a lot of people use 12 volt batteries it is absolutely not necessary and is much more likely to damage the bendix drive and flywheel ring gear.
@HailAnts7 жыл бұрын
How is it that the ends of the metal lining rivets don't scrape the drums?
@stephenheatherly62547 жыл бұрын
The rivets will rub the drum when the lining wears out. They're brass so they won't hurt the drum unless the car is driven a lot with worn out bands.
@emanuellia11596 жыл бұрын
What are those band linings used for
@Sparkfly886 жыл бұрын
its basically the equivalent of brake pads or clutch disk material of a modern car. If you have metal on metal, you'd have no slip, BUT they would destroy one another. The cotton linings give the friction needed to remove slip, but become the sacrifice of the system, so instead of replacing expensive metal parts, only a cotton band has to be replaced.
@robertsmith57446 жыл бұрын
I suppose it's best to get the Ford manual. You did not show how to set up the adjustment once the bands were reinstalled.....
@ModelTMitch6 жыл бұрын
I have another video on KZbin which shows how to do that.
@kunstmol6 жыл бұрын
funny, you missed the part about hooking them back up and adjusting them. Important I would guess. ?
@swotoole10306 жыл бұрын
You do realize that it is not necessary to remove the hogshead to replace the bands of the transmission and go through removing the starter u-joint and all that they make a tool for removing the bands and installing the new bands. www.snydersantiqueauto.com/band-tool it is much quicker and easier than removing the hogshead and does not require and new gasket. By the way if the hogshead gasket has been on their since the last time the bands were replaced the gasket needs to be replaced also. If the gasket is in good shape that means that the transmission bands are either cheap quality or improperly adjusted causing them to wear to fast.
@ModelTMitch6 жыл бұрын
I know it's not technically necessary, but it does make the job a little easier and less fiddly than working through the transmission cover lol....
@swotoole10306 жыл бұрын
I don't know about that I found that using the band tool only takes about an hour to remove and install new bands including riveting new band material. I admit it takes practice but with practice it goes faster and you learn the tricks to get it to go smooth. But I still think in your video you should mention that this is not the only way and give your viewers the option to do like you or investigate other options.