Re: 2 questions for a Farmall A

Posted by Some more info, thanks gu on August 06, 2005 at 06:08:37 from (216.187.161.102):

In Reply to: 2 questions for a Farmall A posted by Steve in MT on August 04, 2005 at 20:36:20:

Some more info on what I did. The original front axle assembly as badly broken and welded. It looked as tho someone hit something with the right front wheel and I mean HARD. The center tube was split from the slit all the way to the pivot pin and down to the bottom of the tube. The center tube and axle knee was welded back together. I couldnt find a good center tube anywhere around this area (Billings) and had to buy one off of ebay. The replacement center tube looks to be from a lot newer tractor as it has a factory reinforcement "Cone" welded to the pivot axle shaft housing on the back side. I was able to tell which side was which as the center tube had some wear marks from the U bolt. If the center tube is mounted in a vice with the pivot shaft level, then the knee is angled either forward, or rearward, depending which side is up on the center tube. Even putting a long bolt in the end of tube shows that there is some caster in it. Checking the good side of the old center tube shows that the knees were straight up. Im guessing that some where along the IH line, a decition must have been made to give it some positive caster???. It does have a bit of positive camber as per advice left for my question. I guess Im going to go ahead and leave the positive caster angle alone and try it. I can always weld the holes shut and redrill at a later date if need be. The Threshing bee is in 2 weeks and I need to have it ready for the show. FUEL LINE, Im going to use the steel with the compression fittings. I was afraid that the copper would be too soft and break. Thank you all for taking the time to answer . Steve

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