Columbia Crier. Meeting Location: Inside Features: A Publication of the Columbia Basin Model A Club Volume 45 Issue 1 January 2014

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1 Columbia Crier A Publication of the Columbia Basin Model A Club Volume 45 Issue 1 January Inside Features: Christmas at Meadow Springs 2014 Tours and Activities Dinner and a Play How it Works Meeting Location: Reatta Springs Baptist Church 2830 Leopold Lane, Richland, WA January 9th, 7:30 p.m. Calvin and Vernita Coffey are shown with their 1929 Model A Tudor on their way back from a tour to Hat Rock State Park near Umatilla, Oregon.

2 Leadership President: Rick Budzeck Vice President: Marshall Hauck Secretary: Janet Budzeck Treasurer: Grace Jackson Historian: Pete Jackson Correspondence: Mara Jackson Sunshine: Bev McGillicuddy Editor: Jan Jackson Web Master: Open Restorer: Robin Eldhardt Car Council: Rick Budzeck Meeting Schedule January: February: March: April: May: June: July: August: September: October: November: December: Birthdays Bill White mary fraser frank osterwyk Marshall & Sharon Hauck Club Members Christmas Brunch Calendar of Events Dinner & A Play January 25th Valentine s Dinner Dues are Due If you haven t paid your 2014 dues yet, please plan to pay Grace at the January meeting: $10 per couple and $5 for a single membership. 4th 22nd 27th Anniversaries Jan & Mara jackson 31st Tom s Tales I now hand over the reins or should it be the steering wheel to the newly elected President, Rick Budzeck. It has been both an interesting and yet fun time being your club s President. My job the last two years was to keep the meetings going along and yet to take the time needed to have a fulfilling meeting. I hope you all had as good a time as I did. You get to know the club members better at these meetings, while on tours, helping them with their cars and at Regional meets. The best part of this club is its fellowship and the food following meetings. Tom Rick s Ramblings It s been a few years since I ve had to compose a monthly message so bear with me as I try to come up with some words that will entertain as well as fill the required space in the newsletter. I find this club is a great source of friends, information and at times a skill set that I myself don t possess. I also find it a privilege to serve, so that I can give back in a way of thanks for all the friendships I have found over the years I ve belonged to this club. So now all we have to do is put our heads together and come up with some fun ways we can get together in the coming year. They don t have to be elaborate trips, just a short trip to a neat place where we can get lunch will do in most cases. As long as there is food involved, we will come. Tom has done a great job over the last two years keeping the club informed about different projects some club members are involved in; I will try and keep this up. He also supplied great articles for the newsletter about various technical subject; information that was of some value to all of us at some time or another I m sure. I have asked Tom to continue this practice if he has the time and the inclination as I am not one that has any useful information, but more one that needs it. Well, that should do it for now. I look forward to a great year touring with good friends and maybe even making some new ones. Rick

3 Christmas at Meadow Springs Saturday, December 14th, was the annual Christmas Party and Chinese gift exchange. You don t really know someone until it s time for the gift exchange and their alter egos emerge. As usual, breakfast was bountiful and delicious. Our hosts for the meeting were Blaine and Bev McGillicuddy, pictured below upper left. Jan and Mara passed out calendars at the meeting and will bring the non-delivered ones to the next meeting. We currently have four calendars left over if anyone needs one. The slate of officers is shown below, upper right. Marshall Hauck, our Vice President, was in Hawaii at the time of the meeting and missed the photo opportunity. Outgoing President Tom Eldhardt is shown bottom right quizzing the Thompson kids on the true horsepower of the Model A Ford. Bottom left shows Prez Tom presiding over the last meeting of the year. Many thanks for all of the officers and tour guides who made this past year a success! Submitted by Jan Jackson

4 COLUMBIA BASIN MODEL A CLUB 2014 TOURS/ACTIVITIES Our goal for 2014 is to have a club activity every month, giving all of us the opportunity to get to know each other better and in the process, get those Model A s out and running regularly! There will be some repeat activities from years gone by such as parades, etc. on the activity/tour schedule, but we would love to have some new ideas from all of you. The best ideas are ones that you would like to organize and lead. Second are good ideas that you can participate in, but someone else would have to organize and lead. Please pass your ideas along to Marshall or Sharon. For January we have planned a club cultural evening out with dinner and a visit to the theater to see The Mousetrap performed by The Richland Players who are celebrating their 69th season. This activity is planned for Saturday, January 25th, with dinner at Sterling s on George Washington Way. If you are not familiar with this play, The Mousetrap is a murder mystery by Agatha Christie. It opened in the West End of London in 1952 and has been running continuously in London since then. It has the longest initial run of any play in history. A registration form for this activity is included with this newsletter. If you would like to participate, please complete the form and either bring it, along with a check, to the club meeting on January 9th or mail it to Marshall or Sharon Hauck. Sign up requires payment for your play tickets in advance since they are nonrefundable. Additional registration forms will be available at the meeting. Submitted by Marshall Hauck REGISTRATION FORM DINNER AND A PLAY Join the Columbia Basin Model A Club for our first event of 2014! Plan to share dinner together and take in a play by the Richland Players. Begin your new year with friends and a bit of culture! DINNER: Saturday, January 25, 2014 TIME: 6:00 P.M. WHERE: Sterling s Restaurant 890 George Washington Way Richland - (NO HOST) PLAY INFO: The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie The scene is set when a group of people are gathered in a country boarding house, cut off by a snowy blizzard. To their horror, it is revealed there is a murderer in their midst. Who can it be? One by one the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts until, at last, the identity and motive for the murder are finally revealed. PLAY BEGINS: 8:00 PM SHARP Richland Players Theater 608 The Parkway, Richland TICKET PRICES: $12.00 adults / $10.00 (65 and older) PLEASE fill out this form, enclose your check for your tickets (make checks payable to either Marshall or Sharon Hauck) and hand in at the club meeting January 9th or mail to: the Hauck s 906 N. Pittsburgh Street Kennewick, WA Deadline to sign up is Monday, January 13th. Please make dinner reservations for (number of people) Name(s) Number of play tickets: Amount Enclosed:

5 How It Works Part 7 Differentials Enclosed in the rear end housing (banjo) and the two axle housings are five major components: the Pinion gear, the Ring gear, the Carrier assembly and the two Wheel Axles. These five parts are explained in further detail below. The Pinion gear and both ends of the Wheel Axles are mounted using bearings. The Pinion gear This conical shaped gear is attached with a nut to the end of the Drive Shaft. The Drive Shaft has a keyway cut into it and key stock is inserted between the shaft and the Pinion gear. The teeth of the Pinion gear mesh with the teeth on the Ring gear to rotate the ring gear. The Ring gear This flat gear has teeth only on one side/face, at the outer edge. It in turn rotates the Carrier assembly which is bolted to one side of the Ring gear at its center. The Carrier assembly This two-piece assembly is used to hold a Y-shaped Yoke piece on which the three conical shaped Spider gears are mounted. These Spider gears in turn rotate the gear teeth located on the inboard end of the left and the right side wheel axles. The Wheel Axles Each axle has a flat gear tooth unit with teeth only on one side/face that is attached to its inboard end. A keyway is cut into its outboard end. Key stock is used between the outboard end of the axle and the rear hub to ensure the wheel hub rotates. Typical operation - The Drive shaft rotates the Pinion gear, which turns the Ring gear with its attached Carrier assembly containing the Yoke and the three Spider gears. The Spider gear teeth mesh with the Wheel Axle gear teeth to turn both axles in the same direction as the Ring gear. Turning corners The inside wheel travels less distance and appears to be locked in place more than the outside wheel. The Spider gears transfer the axle rotation to the wheel with less rotational resistance (outside wheel). Similarly, if one of the rear wheels is jacked up the other wheel will just free spin. Some people refer to this as a single wing rear end. NOTE: A car with a solid drive axle rear end would simply drive off the jacked up wheel, but this type of rear end does not like to turn corners. Special Thank You: The two drawings are from the How To Restore Your Model A, Volume 1, page 28, and we would like to thank the author for their use in the article. Submitted by Tom Eldhardt

6 December 14, 2013 Meeting Minutes Our Model A Club s Christmas Party took place at the Meadow Springs Country Club and began with a delicious buffet breakfast. Those enjoying the food were Pete and Grace Jackson, Jan and Mara Jackson, Scott, Alyce, Conner and Harrison Thompson, Blaine and Bev McGillicuddy, Frank and Laura Osterwyk, Rick and Janet Budzeck, Tom and Robin Eldhardt, Fred and Mary Fraser, Bill White, Garry and Joanne Bryan, Dave Hannah, Don and Marti Meyers, Calvin and Vernita Coffey, Dean and Teri Hinkson, Bob and Nancy Kenady and John and Walteen Corson. The business portion of the meeting was opened by the president. The minutes from the November meeting were approved with a motion after one correction (Randy Bunch did not have neck or back surgery, but is doing okay) and the treasurer s report was provided by Grace. Correspondence: Mara received the following mail from MAFCA: (a) annual chapter renewal form for 2014; (b) letter offering five free MAFCA memberships to chapter members who are not and have never been a MAFCA member; and, (c) an invoice for $75.00 for general liability insurance through MAFCA. Additional information on the insurance request will be provided at the January meeting. Sunshine: Bev reported everyone was well, so no cards were sent out. Tours: Rick had no new tours to report, but Mara commented that Marshall Hauck is planning a dinner and a play for January. Since our club will no longer be doing highway clean-up, other avenues of service are being discussed. Old Business: Tom stated that in November Rick volunteered to be club president and Marshall Hauck offered to serve as vice president for A motion was made, seconded and passed for each position approving the respective individuals as officers for the new year. Tom asked those serving in volunteer positions if they were willing to continue in 2014, to which they all responded to the affirmative. New Business: Tom stated that due to Fred s health, Mary would like someone else to write the article for The Restorer. Tom remarked this is done every other month and is just a recap of what our club has done. After receiving no volunteers, Tom designated Robin to write this article, to which she graciously accepted. Jan and Pete both thanked outgoing president Tom for his two years of service to our club and club members thanked him with a round of applause. Projects: Tom reported he helped Fred drain his Model T in preparation for the winter months. Tom recognized those celebrating birthdays and anniversaries and thanked Blaine and Bev for making the arrangements for our Christmas Party at Meadow Springs. A motion was made, seconded and approved to adjourn the meeting. Respectfully submitted by Janet Budzeck, Secretary The purpose of the club shall be to serve as a medium of exchange of ideas, information and parts for admirers of the Model A Ford, and to aid them in their efforts to restore and preserve the car in its original likeness. Membership in the Model A Ford Club of America is a requirement to joining the Columbia Basin Chapter. To join MAFCA, see the web site at Requirements for membership in the chapter shall not insist upon the actual possession of a Model A Ford, merely an interest in the objectives of the club and a desire to take an active part in club activities shall be the primary requirement for membership. (Excerpt from Columbia Basin Model A Club Bylaws dated December 2006.)