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Wheel bearing upgrade

Posted October 26, 2015October 27, 2015 adminPosted in Cadillac 1956 Repairs, News, Repairs

Hi Decided to upgrade the front wheel bearings from ball bearings to roller bearings on my 1956 Cadillac ser 62 Coupe. Ball bearings was standard on Cadillacs up to 1960 when they changed to roller bearings. The roller bearings are more durable and especially today when many of us have upgraded? to radial tires which […]

1956 Clock repair

Posted August 18, 2015November 29, 2015 adminPosted in Cadillac 1956 Repairs, News, Repairs

Also on my Cadillac 1956 the original clock had stopped working and I decided to disassemble and see if it was repairable. I soon found the trouble. It was a small spring lever that transfer the turning motion from the driving spring mechanism to the clockwork that was broken. I fixed it (hopefully for a […]

Fuel pump leakage repair

Posted August 11, 2013January 22, 2018 adminPosted in Cadillac 1958 Repairs, News, Repairs

Fuel pump leakage repair At some of this summers cruises I noticed a slight fuel smell in especially in hot conditions, as has been many of this summer, and as this is somewhat scary and doesn´t improve fuel economy etc I tried to localize the problem and finally found a small leakage at the fuel […]

Rear Axle Leakage & vent repair

Posted April 7, 2013April 7, 2013 adminPosted in Cadillac 1958 Repairs, News, Repairs

Rear axle vent repair Rear axle vent repair Noticed a pool of oil under my rear right wheel and as this did not feel right I took of the rear drum and this is how it looked inside… yiaak!. As oil on brakes is filed under not so good things I started to ponder how […]

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