Technical - Flathead starter problem | The H. A. M. B. The screws on the Bendix drive need to be tight and the lock tabs bent tightly against the bolts Trying to force it can destroy your Bendix drive and or bend the starter shaft, rendering your new starter useless
Technical - Flathead starter problem | Page 2 | The H. A. M. B. The "modern" Bendix is also a PITA to install in some applications The instructions that come with some of the starters with the "modern" Bendix detail how to grind the bell housing for clearance
Technical - 1939-1940 Ford front brakes | The H. A. M. B. Only you're going backward Ford stopped using them because they created better brakes on the '40 Short of a Lincoln-type 12" with, or without Buick finned aluminum drums, using brakes from an F100 PU gives you self-energizing Bendix style stoppers (kits are available for bearing and seals to make the change and adapt them)
Technical - SBC starter | The H. A. M. B. - The Jalopy Journal So you need to pull the solenoid off, and then manually pull back on the plunger to force the bendix gear into the flywheel Then use a 1 8" allen wrench and slide the short part of the allen in between the bottom where the bendix and ring gear intersect If the gap is correct the allen wrench should slip in there easily Click to expand
Technical - 49-54 Chevy Spindles Brakes | The H. A. M. B. The truck bendix brakes from 51-59 fit on the earlier solid axle car spindles, with some adapting for different size bolts, etc The 51-54 car hubs will replace the 51-59 truck six lug hubs easily
Technical - Identify Master cylinder | The H. A. M. B. The cover on the OPs Bendix disc drum master can't be installed wrong The primary is for the fronts in this application You posted a GM disc drum that sometimes had the primary going to the rears, as pictured
1950s computerized fuel injection | The H. A. M. B. Bendix sold their EFI patents to Bosch, and they own patents for every OEM fuel system built in the past 25ish years Google 'tom white adventurer' for a flood of information about the world's first production EFI system Its actually pretty ingenious considering it comes from vacuum tube and wax capacitor technology