Grease Baffle on front

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rriley
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Grease Baffle on front

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Are the grease baffles supposed to match each other?
The drinkers side is One inch wide and driver side is 1/2 inch and looks to be on backwards (the bolt head side) facing outside and grease everywhere. It appears to not cover the inside bearings enough.
This is an early 1928.
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Chris Haynes
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Re: Grease Baffle on front

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Man I really need a picture of what you are talking about??????
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Re: Grease Baffle on front

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On page 1-210 of the mec handbook red book shows the diagram. Notice bolts go inside of grease baffle. On the driver side mine has the bafflefliped over and bolts through with bolt heads on top.
I will try to post a pic but my laptop has exceeded it's battery life so I am on a tablet.
I will try to post some pics.
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Re: Grease Baffle on front

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Re: Grease Baffle on front

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Have you changed the wheel bearings?
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Re: Grease Baffle on front

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The difference from the drinkers side to the driver side is like comparing a nickel to a dime.
The service letter dated April 10th 1929 states in part,
On all AA trucks built previously to November 1,1928, such trucks were equipped with the same type front spindles and bearings as used on the Model A car. It has been decided to replace these with the present type heaver AA-3105 spindles and bearings and all dealers should have these changovers made promptly. To install the heavy type spindles, it is necessary to change the following parts:
( One of the parts listed )
AA-1197. Grease retainer
It appears I have one half done.
Sorry for no pics as I can only post stupid smiley faces
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Re: Grease Baffle on front

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Still trying to post a pic of these.
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Re: Grease Baffle on front

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The top is the driver side and the bottom is the drinkers side. The drinkers side has never been replaced but the drivers side was and maybe they quit after that one.
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rriley wrote:
December 24th, 2023, 8:19 am
The top is the driver side and the bottom is the drinkers side. The drinkers side has never been replaced but the drivers side was and maybe they quit after that one.
Confusing, I thought the driver/drinker side were one in the same. :(

Parts price list Aug. 1, 1929
A-2060-B Front brake grease baffle - used with press steel hub (page 2) A-chassis part – pictures looks like the free baffle
AA-2059 Front brake grease baffle (page 57) AA-chassis part – no picture

The grease baffles would/should have been the same.
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Re: Grease Baffle on front

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I got one from Obsolete Auto parts OEM A 2060 page 34 and it matched the drinkers side. Wider to catch more grease.
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