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Peter, the material found in the dampener is some sort of fabric or felt material, it is not rubber.

Rolls-Royce at one time used a similarly-constructed dampener. The friction material was a radially-woven cotton duck.

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The tech stated the springs, bolts, metal parts looked good. The friction material: not so well (obviously).

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See photos of the dampener dismantled. Typical dampener I am familiar with, is made of steel/iron parts with rubber vulcanized between. The technician says this appears to be some sort of felt-like friction material.

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Great job, everyone! Kathy and I had a great time. It was great to see everyone and your Pierces.

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Missing your presence; it’s a nice meet.

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Beautiful car! Eager to see it and meet you!

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I find the hydrostatic gauge interesting, but I am beginning to lean toward converting the ‘31 to an electric gauge after reading about all the issues.

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I will work on that, Greg. It was very much like the Borg-Warner T-90 used in Jeep products starting in the late 1940s, as far as the shift assembly is concerned.

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Our local car club basically exists to put on one local show a year, during the local festival. We rarely get more than 2-3 cars predating WWII. Muscle cars and hot rods predominate.

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Wow! That frees up extra cash

For another Pierce-Arrow…

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I got it by studying it and by looking at a manual for a later transmission made for Jeeps in the late 1940s.

First, remove the spring inside the shift tower. I sort of unscrewed it in a clockwise direction until the tension was released. Then I removed the two devices on that end of the shift rods, which allowed me to more easily access the pin which holds the freewheel shift mechanism on the end of the actuation rod. After removing this from the shift stem, the stem will push through and out while the freewheel actuation rod is removed toward the top. Now I need to replace the felt seals under the shift stem cap and underneath the shift stem ball.

Hope this helps someone.

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Thanks!

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Is it the Onan 1814 4913 9040

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My line of reasoning: Pierce bought the transmission from Warner; the hand brake lever is mounted on the transmission; the transmission was likely used in other cars; their handbrake parts could be the same. Alas! I guess not…

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10-4 thanks

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Great advice David and David.

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It was mentioned that early Ford V-8s use a very similar mount. I have some of these labeled “1931 Pierce”” but they do not resemble anything on my 1931.I think these are still commercially available in a generic version.”

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The rear looks like it might be 1979s velour; easity rectified by Dave Coco!

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Question is: can the buyer haul it??

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We need to find the folks who made floor mats for Ford in the Model A era. I read the entire interior for a Model A sedan cost Ford less than $5, and that included the rubber mats!

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