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Thankyou thats perfect i knew id seen it somewhere,

Hello all, hope everyone is well! I was hoping to find out some more infomation about repairing the elongated hole on the main pin on the front axel on the major. After lots of WD-40 and a big hammer Ive got the pin moving :lol: I was wondering how peopple have done this, ive heard talk of people bo...

this post has been very insightfull! I have had the same problem i fitted new plates and the handbrake doesnt work! Which manual do you guys have as i couldnt find anything about that in mine? :roll: so it was a case of suck it and see, it works just... i dont think id park it up Everest though :lol...

Thankyou brain i was thinking maybe it was that or the head gasket. so how would I go about testing the block? Might be an idea before putting new liners in maybe?

dan

theres 4 or 6 bolts to hold the nose on, two at the back and two in the front i think? not sure on the size but i retapped mine to metric 8mm (as that was all i had) and that fitted a treat so not sure what the old school equivelent would be.?

Afternoon all, unfortunetly after a engine rebuild im getting water in the oil, it has gradually risen over the past month and now its turned milky :roll: the only part that wasnt changed was the liners as the chap helping me said they were in a good condition, as they had been replaced before (abou...

i know its brutal but i have seen someone drill a load of holes in a piston to take the pressure off then get a jack underneath and it budged, it doesnt allways work though it can just lift the tractor haha

Good morning folks, i hope your all enjoying your bank holiday :beer: i have abit of a problem with my major, unfortunatly i cant get the arms low enough on the major, when fully down they wont go down much lower than knee height :? We have a votex topper i wanted to put on it and the pins on that a...

they normally whine abit, its just the nature of the beast lol

oh thats abit of a pain i had the pump and injectors all re-conditioned, and when the pump came back the screw was just wound right in. Looks like a trip back haha

she is running like a clock im so pleased :D There was that apprehensive moment when i 1st started and there was no oil pressure, but after about 5seconds its built up to just over 40psi :) at low revs and tick over its still well over 40 and raises slightly when you rev it haha. I have a slight con...

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Hi all hoping to get my major started today but have a few questions!

Firstly i have the mk2 major and a simms injector pump, is there an oil level i should check and where do i find it??

Any help or tips for running the engine the 1st time would be greatly appreaicated,

thankyou dan

Great advice, many thanks.

Will keep posted how i get on

Hi all been a while since ive posted on here been abit tied up as of late. I have finally got around to getting the engine back in my old girl. Ive ordered up a new clutch, pressure plate and thrust bearing ready to reassemble. Im sure this topic has come up before but i couldnt find anything on my ...

thanks very much Do you have any ideas as to where the piece goes in the top picture im lost as to where it has come from its doesnt seem to fitt anything?? Does anyone have any tips and trick to getting these boxes back together without a pile of balls on the floor

Morning all loverly morning here in sunny herefordshire UK :) I have a few questions and i could do with some help with a major steering box. There seemed alot of play on the worm drive part so i thought id take it apart.. Not having done one before i ended up with loose ball bearing rolling about a...

Thanks for the help, tractors just dont look right unless they have a nice pair of boots

Thanks for the help, is there any other options available? it would have been nice to try and keep it original but what can you do.... The old ones are perished and have about 10% and the other side is a racing slick

many thanks dan

Hi all how are you doing?

Quick question can or does anyone know where you can buy new diamond side pattern rear tyres for a major 13.5- 36.0 ??>

Many thanks dan

oh that is abit of a pain in the.... :lol: HAve you tryed these guys there from the midlands area, but will post out parts at a price might be worth a punt to see if they havee anything, i have phoned them before about bits and they seems realsonable on price, for genuine parts. http://www.railswood...

i had the same when i did mine i wasnt sure if there was meant to be any one there or not, so as said its proberly safter to wack them on there

ok thankyou for your promt response i will get onto the case

all the best dan

thats a nice press there :) i went and bought a 20ton press and been pressing that collar but still cant get the bugger to move :x i had 10 tonnes of pressure of it and the bearing blew up and went everywhere! :shock: So i could get the plates underneath proberly to press it, but ive put around 8-10...

il have a look in the book in the morning, as long is tight