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Technical
Seminars
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This year, for the first time, the annual general meeting was accompanied with several technical seminars on a
variety of topics including transmissions, babbitting, front axle alignment, coils, camshaft timing, dynamometer
testing, and camshaft bearings and transmission alignment.
Friday morning started out with Larry Azevedo discussing details about babbitting including preparation of
bearing surfaces, tinning, and the actual pouring of a rod bearing and a main bearing. Discussion included a brief
history of babbitting, the composition of Ford babbitt, the properties of babbitt, and safety precautions.
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Larry and Jahn preparing to start the seminar on Friday morning.
MTFCA members awaiting the start of the seminar. In the front row are Howard Genrich, Tom Le Roux, Virgil White, and Benny Young.
Another view of the seminar attendees.
Larry discussing how to prepare a rod for babbitting.
Seminar in progress
There was an overflow croud with several MTFCA members seated to the side of the demonstration area.
Jahn heating up the excess babbitt material to free it from the mould.
Jahn handing the still very hot rod to Virgil to pass around the room.
Tom and Howard examining the newly babbitted and still quite hot rod.
Larry discussing the differences in preparation and pre-heating between rod, caps, and a block.
Another view of the captivated MTFCA members!
Preparing to pour the main bearing babbitts on the block.
Larry using a pre-heated home-made metal funnel to pour the babbitt into his vintage fixture.
Jahn and Larry rotating the handles of the fixture to shear off the excess babbitt stem from the bearings.
Larry using cutters to clip off the stem from a rod babbitt.
Larry showing Benny Young and Kirk Peterson how he machines the babbitt rods.
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