CTCI – Technical Article Index
Instructions
This index will list the CTCI documents that match selected Concours Judging Categories and Sections. These areas defined in the judging are used to classify a section of the vehicle which is then linked to where to find the documents you are looking for. Please note that a document may relate to more than one section or even category, so may be listed under multiple search areas.
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Drivetrain
Axle repair
- Author: John Roxbury
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1966
- Page: 6
Replace differential
- Author: Jim Schmidt
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1967
- Page: 4
Changing gear ratio
- Author: Jim Schmidt
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1967
- Page: 2
Differential ratios and interchangeability
- Author: Benjamin Ames
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1969
- Page: 12
Limited slip differential for 1957
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1972
- Page: 8
How to determine rear axle ratios for 1956
- Author: (no author listed)
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1972
- Page: 8
1957 wagon differential OK for 1957 Thunderbird
- Author: (no author listed)
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1972
- Page: 14
Wheel puller to pull rear axle
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1972
- Page: 21
Authenticity – Finishes rear axle parts
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1979
- Page: 11
1957 third member finish
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1979
- Page: 25
Rear brake drums 1957
- Author: Scott McGilvray
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1980
- Page: 15
1957 P/N on drive shaft painted or not
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1981
- Page: 41
Differential gear ratios
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1982
- Page: 13
Vibration problem – 1955 T-bird
- Author: Steve Lash
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1987
- Page: 38
Differential gear oil – the forgotten fluid
- Author: Bill Phelps
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1992
- Page: 48
Driveshaft balancing
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1993
- Page: 46
Rear end carrier assembly replacement
- Author: Jimmie Scruggs
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1998
- Page: 48
Power for Thunderbirds – Torque Converter
- Author: Lance Burton
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2000
- Page: 51
Authenticity – rear axle leaks
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2000
- Page: 41
Tail shaft extension gasket
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:2001
- Page: 50
Rear End Gears
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:2002
- Page: 40
Rear Air Shocks
- Author: Dave Tulowitzky
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2002
- Page: 37
Rear End Grinding
- Author: Pete Shields
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2002
- Page: 45
Lubricating Your T-Bird
- Author: CASCO
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:2002
- Page: 42
Differential ratios and interchangeability
- Author: Pete Shields
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:2003
- Page: 47
Differential Bolts-The Rest of the Story
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2003
- Page: 42
Auto-Adjusters for Drum Brakes on ’55-’57 Thunderbirds
- Author: Mike McNamee
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:2004
- Page: 39
Correct Rear End
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:2006
- Page: 41
56 T-Bird Questions
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:2007
- Page: 43
Self-Adjusting Brakes
- Author: Jim Dinunzio
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:2007
- Page: 44
1956 T-Bird Rear Brake Line
- Author: Jim Dinunzio
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:2008
- Page: 46
55 Bird Differential Function
- Author: Dick Stern
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:2008
- Page: 45
Driveshaft Dimensions
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2008
- Page: 48
Grease Is Good
- Author: Old Cars Weekly
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:2008
- Page: 66
Brake Rebuild Problems
- Author: Jim Dinunzio
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:2009
- Page: 51
Fixed Vibration
- Author: Jim Dinunzio
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:2010
- Page: 21
Brake Fluid Loss
- Author: Dick Stern
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2010
- Page: 51
Brake pull
- Author: Jim Dinunzio
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2010
- Page: 63
57 T-Bird Brake drums
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:2011
- Page: 39
Braking causes vibration
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:2011
- Page: 15
Differential gear swap
- Author: Mitch Reed
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2012
- Page: 38
To rebuild or just re-seal an automatic transmission?
- Author: Jesse Raine
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:2013
- Page: 57