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1968 Tucker 442 New to Me

Got the rear ended all button up. Period correct matching axles new hardware seals. New keyways ready.

Axle end play was more than I liked with all shims removed. Had to have friend laser up some stainless shims to take up the slop between race and end cap. Turns out these also fit the king pin on the rear turn table.
 

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Bronze milled. King pin rotated and tightened up to spec with little turn on bottom and bearing retainer in top table. Seems like pin turned a little in upper.

Sand blast cosmetic weld. Paint install
 

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First shot at milling.

One of my weaknesses in life is measurements . That's why I like metal easy to fix wood not so much.

Like how mill can make a cocked bri straight!
 

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First and last stainless Tucker turn table channel probably know to man.

316 sucks. Was free and that's what I had access to for forming but what a kristi to work with.

In hindsight 1/4" square steel rolled and cut face off to spec with plasma cutter garnished with a touch of grind could have got it done.

Will last and looks nice anyway. Tool companies like this stuff because it eats them.
 

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Apparently the Bronze Age ended. The table sliders are being remade out of UHMW. Material in route.

Thanks for the suggestions. Better late than never I guess.

Wife has me as far removed from Tucker as possible down at jimmy buffet margaritaville on Florida with the family till Wednesday .

Back at it soon!
 
your wife is smart, very smart, you should not feel to badly, you always have your little tucker with you, and he smiles lovingly at you, or is that gas, either way, tucker be with you.
 
Pontoon Princess said:
thanks, be easy to spot, i am the one with the pink pontoon
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Well we will never be able to abbreviate that one. :yum: it would go something like this, did you see PP's new TP ( Tucker Project ) it's pink ya know :whistling:
Pink! PP's TP is pink :biggrin::biggrin:yep PINK :w00t2:
 

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lets be civil now. lots of stuff are pink
it is kind of funny, right up there with the krusty jokes
 
I have to wonder if she thinks that changing her name will fool the people when they see her photo on the poster " Wanted for: Tucker Rustling"
 
Cut a small doughnut out of a flat piece and put it around your center pin also for more bearing surface.:wink: looking good !!!!
 
That was the current question. I believe thise surfaces only touch there due to excessive wears. The force on the pin is front to back not up downing my opinion.

I think mind broke due to excessive wear causing left to right teetering concentrating all the weight there instead of spread over three rollers/sliders as designed.

Action is silky or less gritty. I'm working with a uhmw manufacturer to try some stuff. Will post the info tomorrow at work .
 
I was thinking of it being there if the center section flexed a bit, thinner so the actual pressure wasnt on it at all times.I know i have used a composition that had teflon impregnated with graphite for bearings on shive wheels.
 
MNoutdoors said:
All in great fun, you want a pink pontoon we will still talk to you :flowers:
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Well I think I must have made the new pontoon princess pissed :unsure:and she jumped back in the glacier park bus and got on the going to the sun highway and got stuck:glare:can't say it would be the first princess that won't pardon the
Pink. :yum: wait maybe she just ran out of paint before she was done wth those pink pontoons and then got stuck going over the pass to get some more :doh:

Let me call Donald and see if she on the campaign trial with him :unsure:
 
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