Behlen Power Steering Pump Install on SMTA

This one is from a different view of it.

It was made from 1/4" Thick by 1 1/4" Wide flat bar stock, and held together with two rivets.

If you think they are helpfull to your setup just save them to your PC and then you can enlarge them so you can see/read the measurments.

It was once installed on a Farmall M, but I am going to put the setup on a H.

If you want an orginal type Behlen bracket like Wardner's picture displayed you can post a wanted ad here, check with salavge places, or ebay, one show's up there every now and then.

Good Luck, you will enjoy being able to steer with one or two fingers once it's completed.

I can't really help you with what I assume is an adjustable Prince flow control valve even though I put one on another tractor. I can't even remember why I put it on my 504.

Anyway, the flow control valve you see in this picture is contemporary with the Behlen set up. It is used with a distributor driven pump on a SMTA. Copy the picture and send it off to some salvage yards. The 'T' to left of the valve is extra. It is the return from a three spool valve bank

The bracket is Behlen material. It does not appear in any IH parts books.

Hoses are

1 o'clock = power from pump

6 o'clock = pressure to Liftall

9 o'clock = return from remote valve bank and Behlen

11 o'clock = power to steering

Fat hose is feed to pump

This valve is listed & shown in one of my Behlen Power Steering Manuals. I don't know if a new one can be bought or not.

Behlen did make a pump that was used for their power steering units. It is a #201. It is rated at 3.25gpm, and set to operate at about 1,000psi. This info also is listed in the manual.

My dad and I put a Char-Lynn motor on a Super M that was equipped with a factory pump about 5 or 6 years ago (your SMTA should be about the same).

He installed a "Adjustable Flow Control Valve" set to operate at 3 or 4gpm, lile this one:

He then installed a "In-Line Hydraulic Relief Valve" beyond/after the flow valve on the line going to the steering motor to control the pressure it received.

It has three ports. #1 is for the incomming oil, #2 goes to the steering motor, #3 is a return line that allows the oil that is over the set limts to return to the holding tank. It looks something like this one:

Dad has since passed, but that setup has worked great since we installed it.

Sure wish I had paid more attention to everyday things he tried to teach or show me.

The bracket Wardner shows was also made by Behlen, but you may be able to make one up. I have one that dad made for the setup for my H.

I can try to get some pictures of it if you would like and post them for you tomorrow.

A link to the hydraulic valves Norhtern sells is below:

Maybe this info can help you in some way.

• Northern Hydraulic Valves

The valve probably has a restriction on the port that goes to the Behlen. I believe you are right about the spring loaded relief on that circuit. It limits PS energy to about 1000 lbs. Not sure if the denied oil goes to the reservoir or to the inlet of the Liftall. Your set up will also work but the one old valve will do the job of both of your valves. It will be alot cheaper as well.

There is something that has not been mentioned. The aftermarket Behlens are different than the units purchased by IH for the 400-450. The input shaft is several inches longer and is machined for the steering wheel. A welder can fix that 'short coming'.