Work Party at the Azevedo's Garage

The first work party project for Saturday, April 23rd was Steve Suttle's 1925 coupe.  The car was originally from Texas where the roads are flat and the distances long.  The first owner had a higher than standard gear ratio installed (13/39 - 13 teeth in the pinion gear and 39 on the ring gear) for a greater top speed and better gas mileage.  Steve found that the higher gear ratio didn't work well in the constant elevation changes of Albuquerque and wanted to change it back to stock (11/40).  To do this, the Rocky Mountain brakes and drive shaft/differential had to be removed.  Before installing the new gears, all the parts were cleaned and checked by Larry to ensure that they were still within acceptable tolerances.

Larry and Steve removing the rear wheel of Steve's 1925 coupe

Steve and Neil

Rear end easily removed using a lift!

Larry assessing the condition of the universal joint

Dismantling the differential

Steve showing off his new standard ring gear.

Removing the existing high-speed ring gear.

Vernon and Larry

The bearings and other moving parts were checked for wear.

Jordan and Russell cleaning differential housings.

Neil, Don, and Vernon.

Larry checking the wear on a pinon housing.

Neil at work

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