Gene Dotson
Well-known Member
Been reading all the horror stories from you guys on removing the sight glass on 70 series tractors. Wanted to remove the ones on my 970 and got nowhere trying to use pliers and wrapping with leather.
Solution was to take a 7/8 inch socket and make a socket to fit the glass. I first aprayed the area with spray grease for a release agent. Then mixed up some quick setting epoxy and after putting a runner disc for a plug in the bottom of the socket, I filled the socket with the epoxy and pressed it over the glass till it hardened, forming to the glass. After the epoxy hardened, I was able to remove the sight gauge with breaker bar and a little pressure on the socket it came right out.
Only thing I would do different is use a spring loaded rod like a shower curtain rod to hold it while it herdened. Seemed like forever holding it by hand.
Gene
Solution was to take a 7/8 inch socket and make a socket to fit the glass. I first aprayed the area with spray grease for a release agent. Then mixed up some quick setting epoxy and after putting a runner disc for a plug in the bottom of the socket, I filled the socket with the epoxy and pressed it over the glass till it hardened, forming to the glass. After the epoxy hardened, I was able to remove the sight gauge with breaker bar and a little pressure on the socket it came right out.
Only thing I would do different is use a spring loaded rod like a shower curtain rod to hold it while it herdened. Seemed like forever holding it by hand.
Gene