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Well I bit the bullet today as this PTO vibration niggled me all last night and drained the rear axle of oil and removed the PTO lever and selector fork assembly to inspect it. The only thing that I could see was slight burring at the raised pad areas of the for where it would sit in the selector sh...

All the newly painted lift components fitted to the tractor, lift arms , levelling box, check chains etc.

When I first got my tractor the PTO was tested for operation and found to be working. Due to the condition of the tractor is wasnt run for long only to check for operation. Whilst I had the hydraulic top off for refurbishment everything was checked inside the casing and nothing untoward was found. T...

All lift parts removed from the tractor, primed and painted.

The dreaded original handbrake assembly all fitted with new roll pin inserted. https://s19.postimg.cc/4obql6xvz/DSC01907.jpg All new lift arms, leveling box assembly etc trial fitted to ensure everything fits okay. All to be removed tomorrow for painting. New number plate fitted too. https://s19.pos...

Making more progress this week. Lefthand footplate fitted along with the clutch pedal and PTO selector. The only seal which had not been replaced was the PTO selector one and had a slight seep so lesson learned replace all seals when refitting parts. Also selector fork had a large chunk of it missin...

Martin, It is a straight forward and easy job.If you have axle stands to set up the backend of the tractor that should minimise oil loss. The manual recommends the back end oil to be replaced every 12 months and it holds 34 pints ( 19.5 litres ) for a standard tractor without any aux hydraulic equip...

Mervyn, Glad to hear you purchased a new lift pump. I far prefer using the Enamel paint as well. It gives a really good durable finish. You will need to post some pics of your painted rims. I just picked up my new rims from my wifes cousins workshop on Monday so have to get the centre discs rubbed d...

Mervyn, Im sure there is some kind of seal on the pump lever to stop oil leaking. I know we used to have problems on the old lift pumps of cars leaking through the weep hole and just used to replace them as there is no way of stripping them down apart from replacing the diaphrams on them. For all th...

Martin, Its a straight forward enough job. I would recommend you drain the back axle of oil unless you have a way to lift the back of the tractor sufficient height to stop the oil coming out the back when you remove the shaft. It would be a fine chance to replace your oil. Remove the four nuts holdi...

Bernie, Section 9 of the workshop manual covering the electrical system covers everything you should need to know about the electrics on the tractor and its a pretty basic system. It even covers the overhaul of the starter motor, dynamo and the regulator. If you happen to get stuck with something if...

Bernie, If you look on this section of the Forum just above this posting you will see a post for Stefans Workshop Manual Link. The workshop manual is there to download FREE and there are also links for the remainder of the manual including the electrical section. This is the one I downloaded and it ...

John, Good point there which I forgot to mention. Ive had many a dealings with the good old asbestos dust from brakes and clutches years ago. I remember when I was serving my time back in the early 80"s and when we were servicing a car my old boss said remember and give the brakes a good blow out wi...

Bernie, Your drums sound as though they are in pretty good condition and if it was me I wouldn't go to the expense of getting them machined. Replacing the linings is a pretty straight forward and easy job and if you purchase linings you usually get the new rivets along with them.Remove the existing ...

Bernie, In my opinion I wouldnt go to the expense of replacing the brake drums as 10 and 15 thou is nothing over the overall size of the drum and if they are not grooved or ridged then they should be fine after all its not as though you are going to be doing any high speeds with it. When I rebuilt m...

Mervyn, I will spray up something when I am doing the rest of my parts next time home and will let you know if my workmate can drop it off to your sister. He has been moved to another platform for the rest of his trip so hopefully will see him again before I go home to ask if he can do that. The rod...

Mervyn, Glad you managed to get the clevis pin sorted out. I had the same problem when I fitted the new hydraulic cylinder rod. I had to reshape the head of it to the same as the original to get it to fit and then the original clevis pin wouldnt fit through so had to drill out the hole as well. The ...

Mervyn, Thanks for the comments. Im unsure which pin it is that you are needing a photograph of. Can you maybe explain in more detail. My lift is all built up and back on the tractor but will try and help as much as I can. I still have more painting to do at some point as well as I will have my lift...

Rear most drawbar bolt holes finished off. The broken studs were drilled out stepping up the drill bit until finished off with a 14mm drill bit. They were then tapped out using a 5/8 BSF TAP as I didnt want to go too big as was unsure how much meat there actually was in the casting. Have ended up wi...

It was the big unveiling today. All covers and masking tape removed to see if the back end paint was a good match to the rest of the tractor. This was due to me running out of paint but Smith and Allen who supplied and matched the first batch of paint I purchased from them came good. I purchased a s...

All nicely painted with 3 coats of Empire Blue. Work has now come to a stop again. Need to purchase new rear tyres and get the new rims painted and then fitted next time home and get everything bolted back on. :D https://s19.postimg.cc/74e3nj9u7/DSC01890.jpg https://s19.postimg.cc/pmig7rrm7/DSC01892...

A bit more progress made in the last week since I was banned from the workshop for the first 2 weeks when I first arrived home due to the good lady being off on holiday. Brakes shoes relined, refitted and adjusted. https://s19.postimg.cc/h08pgehzj/DSC01878.jpg All remaining paint removed from the ax...

Hi Mervyn, Hopefully the info will be of some help and and all is well with you. I have all my images backed up on a memory stick as well. Ive just sat for the last 3 hours since I had some time on my hands today and replaced all the images on my posts. One click and the images are copied as well, s...

I have downloaded all my photographs that I have on to Postimage.org and am gradually replacing all my images on all my posts. I have noticed that there are a few other members doing the same but to be honest this could be quite a task for members who have been posting since the forum began. I am no...

Thanks very much Mervyn. Im well happy with progress now and hopefully maybe manage to get it completed and take in a few vintage rallies and road runs before the end of the year if all goes to plan. It has certainly made a big difference having my own workshop now and be able to come and go as I pl...