Hello Ford crazies... Thanks for any help here!

I am looking for a steering wheel for my old Ford Grumman Wonder Bread truck. I wonder if anyone has a source in mind? I think it's 18" with moderate dish.

ALSO want to find the rubber pads for clutch and brake pedal.

AND still trying to sort out the dual-circuit, frame mounted dual-vacuum-servo brakes- they work pretty well but pull to the right even after new wheel cylinders, MANY bleedings and adjustments. Also, the master seems to build up to little or no play in the pedal with consecutive brakings- for instance- if I'm down shifting from freeway speed to exit and use the brakes as I shift- so: 5th-to-4th, brake... 4th-to-3rd-, brake, 3rd-to-2nd, brake etc... by the time I'm in 2nd, there's very little free pedal play. After I stop and go again, the pedal goes back to the free-play that is is set to. There is a slight difference in feel- slightly soft at the beginning to perfect by the time I've gone through pressing the pedal a few times. I know it sounds like air or a master cylinder but with a new Master Cylinder and after many bleedings, adjustments and new wheel cylinders on the front, I'm a bit stumped.

I have a screw-stop for the pedal height in the mount by the brake-light switch, that keeps the pedal from returning too high. It's very sensitive to position. If I set this in the wrong place- too high or low by one or two threads, the master either locks up or seems like it needs replacement- something to do with the ports in the reservoir?

When I got the rig, the brakes were powerful and crisp needing only a light touch.

Does anybody have a schematic of the rear backing plate and (twin) wheel cylinder arrangement? I have yet to muscle into the that axle's ends and look at the brakes and I would like to see what I'm doing first. It's an Eaton, 2-speed electric shift. I wouldn't mind getting into the axle bearings- there's a pretty god howl back there after it warms up.

Ok, thanks again for any help. I love to keep the old girl on the road! With the Cummins 5.9 12v and 5+2 gearing, there's nothing like it for travel!

 

Too many questions in one post, will get to the rest of them later today.

B6C-3600-B .. Black 18" Steering Wheel / Reproduced by Carpenter.

1956 F100/600 & C500/600 (COE) / 1957/76 P Series Parcel Delivery.
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2) B9TT-2454-A (replaced 11A-2454 & 11A-2454-A) .. Brake & Clutch Pedal Pads - 3 1/8" diameter / Reproduced by Carpenter.

1941/48 Ford/Merc Passenger Cars / 1948/52 F1/F2/F3 & F3/F5 Parcel Delivery / 1953/56 F100/350 & P Series Parcel Delivery / 1957/76 P Series Parcel Delivery.

Carpenter's 1948/56 Ford truck repro parts catalog has the steering wheel listed under the B6C part number, pedal pads listed under the 11A part number / dennis-carpenter.com

 

hey there!!

i have 1974 Grumman Olsen stepvan

I was wondering if I can put a Diesel engine and transmission on that frame

what kind of frame is it?

any recomendation about what engine and transmission combination would fit in this cars frame?

thanks a lot

 

You have a P series Parcel Delivery, a Step Van is a Chevrolet.

Ford supplied a stripped (bare rolling) chassis with front/rear suspension and power train but without any type of sheet metal mounted to it.

Or a rolling chassis with power train/front/rear suspension/front sheet metal/windshield/dash/drivers seat. The varies types of bodies were installed by aftermarket body makers.

Post the VIN so that the series, year and etc can be decoded.

P series could be P100 or P350 or P500 or P600.