R.O.C.K Restoration Project

[rockfarmer]

Did you make that felt washer yourself? Lookin' great!

I found the PTO shifter felt washer here https://www.ihccw.com/pto.html?product_id=10022, although I'm not sure how.

I'm going to leave it dry for now...can always oil it before the auction if needed.

[rockfarmer]

Pumped about a dozen squirts of 10w-30 into the newly rebuilt fan hub,

drained the excess oil, and replaced the screw, with an O-ring, until I can find an original seal to replace it.

Installed fan assembly

and belts onto the tractor using two 5/8" stainless washers.

The pulleys seem to be aligned pretty well,

we'll see after the generator is installed.

[Dale Finch]

It just keeps getting better!!

An observation based on this last photo...and you may have already done it...but do make sure you chase all those radiator bolt holes. The screws are small, and do get torqued down, so any dirt, corrosion or paint will really mess with you!
(FYI...TM Tractors sells a nice set of stainless hardware including the lockwashers.)

[rockfarmer]

Rocky got a shiny new magneto, which has been re-built by a professional, not me,

After temporarily installing the magneto at TDC,

I was reminded about this oversight;,

Can I just remove the one bolt, or should I reverse the torque sequence on all the head bolts?

[Bob McCarty]

Just remove the one bolt and then retorque it with the plug wire harness in place.

[Glen]

Hi,
Below is a page from the Cub owner's manual, showing the wire holder. It goes on the head bolt at the right side of the engine.

http://farmallcub.com/rudi_cub/www.clea ... e%2029.jpg

[rockfarmer]

Thank you Bob and Glen!

On to the hydraulics.

[rockfarmer]

The hydraulics worked fine when we got Rocky, with the exception of a small leak around the control arm. Drained what appeared to be exceptionally clean oil or hydraulic fluid, not red tinted, and pulled the control arm to discover a flattened undersized O ring.

Replaced the O ring with a properly sized one from TM and reassembled.

Installed new O rings on the pump,

attached the front rock-shaft and installed onto the tractor,

Time for some fluid

[Glen]

Hi,
You could check the lower Touch Control tube, where it bends in the pic below, and see if it has any gap between it and the corner of the block casting. If it is tight against the block corner, it can wear the tube from engine vibration.

In your pic above of the magneto area, the front bolt holding the lower water elbow on the engine looks not tight. I don't know if you tightened it later or not.

[rockfarmer]

Plenty of clearance from the block,

but not from the oil dipstick.

[Glen]

Hi,
I think you will need to try to bend the tube away from the oil dipstick breather slightly, so it has clearance.
Hold the tube tight at the pump end, so it has support, and doesn't bend where it is welded to the block on the end of the tubes. Or use a wood block the right thickness, and hammer it in snugly, but not real tight, between the block and the tube, at the pump end of the tube, to support the end of the tube. Then try to spring the tube so it clears the breather.
You don't want the bending force where the weld is at the end of the tubes.
My opinion.
If the experts think this won't work, you can add your ideas.

[rockfarmer]

It worked! Thanks.

[rockfarmer]

Well, it's official, Rocky's a south paw! at least on his hydraulic control.

Finished up the touch control installation by first having a customers maintenance department rebuild the touch control lever. They pressed the spring and inserted the new replacement clip that I had to buy...we're still waiting on the original one to hit the ground.

Maybe I will get lucky on this setting, and not have to adjust, too much.

Time for some Hy-Tran leak detector!

[rockfarmer]

Using a theoretical approach in filling the touch control,

I performed a simple calculation based on the following observation, to determine how many pumps it would require to fill the block,

per full pump,

and began the transfer, figuring 3 pumps would be safe,

so much for theory!..about 2.5 pumps, or 1250 grams, or about 3 pints, and Rocky was full...guess he needs a burpin.

I''ll keep an eye out for leaks over the next few days while finishing up other things, like the tool box,

any suggestions on how to attach to the seat post (toolbox is upside down for photo purposes)?

[tst]

on the seat post mount it is suppose to have a little tab that you are missing to bolt the tool box on