Ford Bolts

By Jack Filiness

I would like to bring to the attention of the membership some information I discovered while working on my 1949 Ford. Because of the above picture of the bolt I removed from the steering idle bracket on the right side of the frame. It is part #356682–5 and is 4 1/4-inches long. There are two attaching the idle arm bracket to the frame.

The upper bolt is 1 1/4-inches long and threads into the frame from inside the rail. The lower bolt is 4 1/4 -inchs long and goes through the frame from outside the rail. It has a nut and washer on the inside. This is the bolt that needs to be looked at if anyone is still driving an original, untouched 1949 to 1951 Ford car. I have discovered three of these that needed to be replaced.

As you can see in the picture, the original is eaten away and rusted and could obviously present a most dangerous situation to the safety of driving when it finally brakes.

For the bit of time required to remove this item and low-cost replacement if needed, I would certainly recommend checking it out. Just for the peace of mind.

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