Re: 1. Correct way to jack front end 2. Crank alignment

Posted by DJ.Voyce on February 16, 1998 at 23:55:02

In Reply to: 1. Correct way to jack front end 2. Crank alignment
posted by Ron Klamm on February 16, 1998 at 16:18:36

G'Day Ron,
If you'd really like to turn the engine over before starting, you could follow the advice of oil down the distributor hole & penetrating oil in the cylinders, then remove the starter & turn the engine over by using a screwdriver on the starter ring gear. If you'd like to use the crank, you might find the spring centre bolt has broken, allowing the spring & crank guide to move out of line with the bolt on the crankshaft, & can be re-aligned by loosening the "U" bolts & shaking the car one way or the other.
Regardz
DJ.
OutOfAfrica A's
: First an very basic question (almost ashamed to ask):Is it safe to raise the front end of a Model A using a floor jack under the center of the axle?
: Secondly, want to crank the engine of a Victoria that has been in storage for seven years.Problem is that the crank guide was welded in out of alignment and the crank won't go in at correct angle to crank.Have tried to grind down crank to get it in at correct angle but not luck.Doesn't seem to be room to get socket in to turn crankshaft.Am open to any suggestions.Really do not want to try starter until I am satisfied that it will turn over.Would it be safe to forget cranking and just try to turn it over with starter?
: These probably seem like silly questions to you "pros" but I can assure you they are meaningful to a guy getting started.
: Thanks,
: Ron Klamm

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