Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Andy Cusworth]

Sorry Tony & Keith, totally missed the threads on the light, thr bracket on mine has a single hole but they do look very similar, I thought it as an original fitting as the domed nut matched all the chassis rivet heads exactly, its only when I checked underneath that i saw was it was threaded, it shearded as soon as I took a spanner to it, the bracket, casing etc is solid but the bulb holder is toast so will need a new one fitting.

On a seperate note ref the assorted washers box, I bought 2 with washers, small nuts and bolts in seperate compartments to make life easy ...... and then tripped carrying both in the shed ...... ended up scooping them all up and putting in an ice cream box

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Tony

Things to check on Windscreen Hinge:

Some of them had a soft gasket between the hinge and the frame that moves the hinge out about 1/16 of and inch.

There is a notch in the hinge fore the wiper shaft if the notch in the inner and outer don't line up this can cause a problem.

Are the screw heads that attach the hinge to the frame sticking up in the hinge when it is closed.

I'll look at mine today to see if I can spot any other possible causes.

Cheers Phil

[Private_collector]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Things to check on Windscreen Hinge:

Some of them had a soft gasket between the hinge and the frame that moves the hinge out about 1/16 of and inch.

There is a notch in the hinge fore the wiper shaft if the notch in the inner and outer don't line up this can cause a problem.

Are the screw heads that attach the hinge to the frame sticking up in the hinge when it is closed. Cheers Phil

Yeah, I discovered the bit about lining up the hinge with the wiper opening. That's a bit odd isnt it? Anyhow, that didn't fix the problem.

I just checked the screw heads on upper frame. They don't hit anywhere, so it's not that either.

I'm curious about the 'gasket'. Wouldn't that mean the hinge piece would move backwards & forwards during use? Maybe it's meant to, to overcome the problem I am now having? To be honest, I don't fancy that as a cure. I have several other hinge tracks I can try, and failing that, I can 'persuade' the hinge to see things my way . That's a last resort though.

Bought the rubber for outer edge weather seal which is perfect fit, as well as rubber for the glass recess, that I will need to modify slightly. I'll be doing that once I finish writing this.

If you don't hear from me any more, it means I have probably bled to death shaving a little off the glass seal rubber

[Private_collector]

Originally Posted by Andy Cusworth

On a seperate note re the assorted washers box, I bought 2 with washers, small nuts and bolts in seperate compartments to make life easy ...... and then tripped carrying both in the shed ...... ended up scooping them all up and putting in an ice cream box

Now that's funny! Only because it proves i'm not the only one to do that
Have done that twice. Both times with same box of screws. Knocked it off the bench first time, then re-sorted and left on the floor, where I booted it and tipped em all out again.