Lions Gate Model A Club

Tech Sessions

April 30th,2011 Neil Herron's - Electrical System Seminar

In the second part of the seminar, Neil went into more depth, detail and discusion about "Trouble Shooting" electrical issues and how to adjust the "heat" range of your spark plugs when necessary!

A total of 17 Lions Gate and Pacific A's Members attended and enjoyed a very informative seminar.

Thanks to Neil Herron once again for his efforts in a well thought out, well planned seminar! In addition, our thanks to the Pacific A's for joining in, the use of their club house, and of course great coffee & donuts!

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Al Glen is hosting a Model A Distributor rebuilding seminar. 3 to 4 members per seminar. Call Al Glen at (604) 594-2768 for more information. Enough parts & materials on hand for a total of 20 distributors.

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April 19th,2011 Gord Hill - Shock Demonstation/Seminar

Gord Hill - Shock Seminar at the Lions Gate A Club Meeting - Tuesday, April 19th . Gord demonstrated and discussed how to open shocks carefully using a number of tools, some of which Gord made.

Great demonstration/seminar on shocks Gord! Very informative and much appreciated, thank you! Thanks to Ralph Bower for supplying the clear, sharp photo's!

Gord opening shock with his "Cover Remover"

The "Persuader" bar

Inner workings

Rebuilt & Assembled Shock

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February 15, 2010 - Meeting/Tech Seminar

Al Glen giving a two part seminar on "How to Rebuild a Distributor"

Jeff Lofvendahl gave a recap of his experiences at the 2010 convention repair tent.

Bill Day gave a 72 year biography of his love for Model A's and his "Love for Toys".....

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November 21st - LGMAC / Tech Session

A Lions Gate Model A Club Technical Session was held on Saturday November 21st at Dave Kettler’s home. Tom Spouse led the session for the purpose of removing and dismantling the differential of Dave Kettler’s 1930 Town Sedan in an effort to determine the cause of excessive noise. Sixteen members attended to witness the removal of the complete rear drivetrain including rear spring. After a complete breakdown and inspection of parts, it was concluded that the noise was caused by the pinion bearing, probably the result of a shortage of lubrication in the differential case. The crown and pinion gears appeared to be badly worn as well which came as no great surprise. Disassembly was ably conducted by Tom Spouse, John Roulstone, and Gordon Hill with lots of encouragement and expert advise being provided by the remainder of the club members. Strangely, only the three active mechanics ended up with greasy hands. The upside for Dave is that Tom Spouse has available a completely rebuilt replacement that will await another day for installation. A wonderful luncheon of home-made Borscht complete with sour cream, garlic bread and tasty sausages on the side was provided, all thanks to the efforts and culinary skills of Rob Taylor. Thanks Guys! An Excellent Session that was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended.

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October 20, 2009 - LGMAC Meeting / Tech Session

Terry Heselton demonstrated how to straighten wheel spokes with a hands on demonstration using a crowbar, hammer, dolly blocks and wood on a wheel that AI Glen provided from his vast stock. He explained that he has powdercoated many wheels since opening his shop and he's been quite disappointed in the number submitted with bent spokes.

Lorne Bunz showed how the use of Liquid Electrical Tape can be applied to the end of a socket of a wheel wrench to avoid marring the paint on a wheel.

Jim DeWolf spoke of Universal Joint problems and the fact that some side slop is required to compensate for the possibility that there could be some housing misalignment. Mac's purchased a number that were made offshore and are very tight. Their use is to be avoided.

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Disassembling, reviewing and assembling the
Model A Transmission by Jim DeWolf

A tremendous turnout of 42 members (including 9 Vancouver Island members) for a much awaited workshop conducted by host presenters Jim DeWolf and John Haddon. To say that they both did a superb job would be an understatement....!

Jim very methodically went though every aspect of the operation of disassembling the trans,...while walking the members through the signs of wear & tear on the trans box and what to look for; when to replace; and how to check the gears for condition and replacement. He then went through an equally informative process of rebuilding the box, reinstalling the gears and all components...! As an excellent machinist, Jim also introduced several items that he has manufactured to make the process of working on a "tranny" & tower that much easier. We are so fortunate to have the degree of talent within our Club.

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Jim taking the transmission apart to detemine if any of the gears, etc are useable.

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Painting a coating of oil on gears before assembling.....

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and a dab of Permatex on the gasket before assembling.....

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Following Jim's more than thorough presentation and the distribution of an equally thorough "hand-out" that he has written in support of his workshop and method of analyzing/rebuilding of a transmission; John then took control of the session to walk the members through the process of taking apart a trans tower and the removal of the high tension spring. Jim had also designed and built a spring remover/installer which was demonstrated and is really quite ingenious...!

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