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Cleaning my oil strainer:


Where can I get a new cork(?) gasket? Or do I keep on using the old one?

Is there any way of cleaning out the inside? The gauze seems to be brazed(?) to the plate and not be removable.

Any advice appreciated. Thanks.

Ben, You seem well into Dexta's, Has your Dexta a parking brake latch ?. Reason i ask is the one one mine is missing (no hand brake either) and i wonder if you , (or anyone) would be prepared to slip one of a dexta and draw an exact pattern with measurements and hole locations, and send it e-mail. I think i can make one out of a piece of steel.
As to your question "oil strainer" i recon a good soak in diesel and a strong garden hose jet would get it clean, I got a gasket from Kelloggs and it seems to be OK, would just tap the holes in a little and don't over tighten.
Jim.

YorkshireDextaMan wrote:Has your Dexta a parking brake latch ?. Reason i ask is the one one mine is missing (no hand brake either) and i wonder if you , (or anyone) would be prepared to slip one of a dexta and draw an exact pattern with measurements and hole locations, and send it e-mail. I think i can make one out of a piece of steel.
As to your question "oil strainer" i recon a good soak in diesel and a strong garden hose jet would get it clean, I got a gasket from Kelloggs and it seems to be OK, would just tap the holes in a little and don't over tighten.
Jim.

Which type of handbrake does your tractor have, early latch under brake pedal or the later lever handle & racket on driver's left?
Parts for the later type, like mine, are readily available from Agriline etc.

Who are kelloggs? Is that in USA?
All the best,

I cleaned mine first in parrafin and then used paint stripper to get the carbon off.

I could not find anyway of removing the gauze so once clean....it had a final rinse in the dishwasher

I now discover that the oil pipe is off centre and doesn't line up with the hole in the top of the strainer by more than 1/4".

I assume that to sort this out properly means sump off?

Shoddy job in the engine shop I assume

mine was the same. just used a bit of force to line the bolt holes up. no idea why it didnt line up. came off fine.

Might be a silly suggestion, but have you tried rotating the strainer? the hole that the pipe fits into may not be plumb center.

A line from the 2 o'clock to 7 o'clock holes in the picture seems to show the strainer hole is offset compared to the holes at 4 and 9 o'clock. IMHO
regards
Jerry

Well spotted Jerry, I thought the same but you had the words>

I just measured mine and it is pretty central.

At the most its a few mm offset in one direction. but, the gauze is fairly flexible so I am sure it can be 'eased over'.

Just be careful not to over strain the pickup as you dont want that cracking and drawing air.

Good suggestions. I will give it a go at the next opportunity.