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Radius arm removal.

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oslo in NC

06-15-2006 18:37:56




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I am in the process of painting my jubilee. I am thinking about removing the Radius Rod. I have taken the nut off the front end, but I want to be sure on how it is removed before I take the hammer to it. It looks like the bolt goes out the top. When I hit the pin from the bottom, it sounded like it was really tight. The pin on top has two sides flat. Is there a purpose or use for that? My manual looks like it should come out the top. and I presume I'll need a sledge. I have oiled it well but will await the skinny on what is the right way. Or do I really even need to remove it. thanks in advance, oslo

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oslo

06-15-2006 20:35:44




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 Re: Radius arm removal. in reply to oslo in NC, 06-15-2006 18:37:56  
I have the tractor on jack stands. I have the end that attaches back by the transmission off. I have a bolt with a nut and lock washer on it. I looked in the manual and it appears that this is the correct part. Both sides are the same. The only reason I am doing this is to paint it and I can do that with it remaining on the tractor.

One thing that I noticed was on the other end of the radius rod. It has a ball and the cast iron casing that goes around the ball. The casing looks to have several grooves in it and I was wondering if I should put some grease in it when I reassemble it?

also, I would like to find a site that explains what each part on the Jubilee is painted and what color. there used to be a site I think called "the vintage ford tractor resource" had a good paint color chart. I printed out some of those pages years ago but it doesn't show the Jubilee colors.

thanks in advance, oslo

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Carl S in NH

06-16-2006 05:38:47




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 Re: Radius socket grooves in reply to oslo, 06-15-2006 20:35:44  
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Oslo,
Is it a groove like in this picture? I am smiling to myself because when I was painting my 8N, I had the same exact question. I thought some farmer had ground those grooves, but apparently they came from the factory that way.
This is meant to be a dry fit, don't grease them. I asked that question too.....lol
I guess one of the changes they made from 8N to Jubilee was to change the pin setup to bolt and nut, as per your manual shows you. If you really want to get it apart, keep spraying it with a penetrant like PB Blaster or Kroil (NOT WD-40 which is not a penetrant, really) and you can trying heating it up with a propane torch. Then use a heavy duty socket (1/2" drive) and put a pipe over the end of the nut to get more leverage.
Good luck with the repaint!
Carl

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oslo

06-16-2006 06:09:00




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 Re: Radius socket grooves in reply to Carl S in NH, 06-16-2006 05:38:47  
Carl, mine came off rather easily. I saw that it was dry and had those gooves. The ball wasn't rusty but it was a little dirty and the grooves were filled with dirt. just wondered about that. Thanks for the info. oslo



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Carl S in NH

06-15-2006 20:07:41




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 Re: Radius arm removal. in reply to oslo in NC, 06-15-2006 18:37:56  
I did a search of the archives and found a previous discussion about removing the pin. You might try jacking the front of the tractor under the axle to take the stress off the pin, and maybe it will be easier to drive the pin up. You are calling it a bolt, maybe yours was replaced with a bolt and nut, but on the 8N at least it's a straight pin with a hole for a cotter pin at the bottom. Spindles are tapered and a pickle fork is the tool to remove them. I had the radius arms off my 8N recently and the pins came out very, very easily. If you have a bolt instead of a pin, have you tried putting a socket wrench on it?
Good luck with your project.
Carl

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06-15-2006 19:02:54




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 Re: Radius arm removal. in reply to oslo in NC, 06-15-2006 18:37:56  
Its a taper fit and the best way to take it apart is with a pickle fork. They cost about $15-20 or so.



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