10EE taper adapter: grooves on bar rails?

focusrsh · Jun 14, 2020

I've been working on the taper adapter that came with my 1942 10EE.
In this photo, you'll see a groove cut into the two bar rails that the shoe stud bushing rides against. I don't find any reason for this groove. Nothing I have fits in it.
On this forum, after searching through the 37 pages returned from a search on "taper adapter", I found a photo of the TA with the bars reversed, so the groove is on the outside. But there was subsequent discussion that perhaps THAT photo was wrong.
Is there some kind of cover that is suppose to snap into these grooves?

Crazymonkey · Jun 14, 2020

The grooves should be facing outwards. The factory covers slide into that groove for retention and create more of an ingress free connection.
My taper attachment did not come with the factory covers, so I made some out of stainless sheet metal. Each side is held in place by the one bolt you should be able to see in my attached pictures.
The factory ones have rounded sides which i plan to add at some point.
Hope this helps

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Crazymonkey · Jun 14, 2020

Here are some pictures with the covers off. In the last picture, you can see the groove facing outwards.
Also as a side note, I made some wipers and covers for the shoe because mine were missing. It appears they go missing often because most the pictures I found online didn’t have any

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focusrsh · Jun 14, 2020

Well, that explains it!
Thanks,
Carl

Cal Haines · Jun 14, 2020

I don't recall who suggested it first, but you might consider finding a nice stainless steel baker's sheet pan, with the corners stamped and beaded, to cut your cover from.

Cal

rimcanyon · Jun 20, 2020

Cal Haines said:
I don't recall who suggested it first, but you might consider finding a nice stainless steel baker's sheet pan, with the corners stamped and beaded, to cut your cover from.

Cal

That suggestion has been around a long while. Then you are going to have to decide if the rounded corners go up or down. That debate has also been going on a long time.

rimcanyon · Jun 21, 2020

thermite said:
Mine "might be" OEM, they are that neatly made.

UP turned. About a 3/4" wall, and round at the bend and even smooth round into the right-angles at the corners. No lines, No wrinkles. No wheel or roller marks. No fillers. Just dead smooth.

If those were "shop fab", the "shop" was a class-act at sheet-metal stamping die fabrication. Monarch, Sidney, OH. would not have to have gone very far to find that sort of contractor, back when Ohio fabbed half the world and put tires on the rest.

Yes, but you can install them with the lip down if you swap them side for side. I've seen 10EE's both ways. Lip down doesn't collect chips. I think they came lip up from Monarch, but I have seen more than one with them installed lip down.

Cal Haines · Jun 21, 2020

FWIW, every 10EE brochure that shows the covers, has them with the lip up.

Cal

rakort · Jun 24, 2020

Cal Haines said:
FWIW, every 10EE brochure that shows the covers, has them with the lip up.

Cal

The debate goes on! LOL

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