Super m governor

Goodman · Nov 2, 2017

How do I go about repairing the wear in the holes for the spring. What should the inside diameter be where the spring is? I know there should be some slack here. Any type brass line could be put here as bushing?

Then how do I adjust governer after repairs.

Thanks.

Goodman · Nov 2, 2017

While I know it's worn. Tractor runs great and kicks in throttle as needed. Just doing restoration and want to fix as needed.

Loren in Iowa · Nov 2, 2017

The key here might be "as needed". Is there, really, a need?

rustred · Nov 2, 2017

get a welder to fill those wear spots in with a mig welder. get a new spring and you will notice a big diff. in response, it will be more zippy. adjust to the manual, not hard.

Highwayman · Nov 3, 2017

Old saying comes to mind here.......?if it ain?t broke don?t fix it ?

fastfarmall · Nov 3, 2017

Or you might want to get a rebuilt governor from Bob, in Carrol Iowa! if you want his phone number i can give it too you .

Chuckles46 · Nov 3, 2017

find a roll pin to fit the hole. Have to straighten out the spring ends a bit.

BarnyardEngineering · Nov 3, 2017

Anything you can pack in the hole that will wear as good as the original material. Not brass, too soft. The spring will chew through it in no time.

You do seem to have plenty of wear left there, though. I've seen them wore so bad there's barely a hair's width of material left. Yours looks good and it took 70 years to get there. It might wear through in another 210 years with how much you're going to be using it.

Goodman · Nov 3, 2017

Rustred. So the spring can be fairly tight in the hole? I can do that. For some reason I thought it needed some play. Yes that should make it respond little quicker.

Goodman · Nov 3, 2017

Yes Barnyard I think about the hours on these old tractors often. I think someone has repaired this governor before. It has some type bushings
in it. I thought initially brass. Could be copper? They are paper thin but there. Y'all have told me what I needed. I'll see what I can do. Might
leave as it. At least it is easily accessible later.

the tractor vet · Nov 3, 2017

that is what i find all the time , And here is how i FIX the problem . First ya need to get them out and set them up on a good drill press with a soild quill and center up and drill just enough over size to get the hole round and centered . Next you get a piece of bearing bronze and you machine the outside to have a .001to a.0015 interference fit , then you drill the hole thru it just a bit bigger then the spring wire size , next you chamfer both sides of the drill hole . Then ya warm up the cast to about 250 degrees and press the bushings in . Can't tell ya how many i have done . Org they had harden steel pressed in there and they fell out long ago , did find one in a oil pan on a 450 that we were doing a rebuild on one time .

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