super c farmall touch control ????

I am getting to rebuild my touch control unit on a 1952 super c farmall would like some advice an any do's or dont's I need to be aware of .This looks like it is going to be a nightmare !! And where is the best place to find detailed instructions ?Also what is the best method of flushing all the trash and dirt in the block itself ?

Dustin IL

The two things I can recommend is have either the manual for it or a good clear parts blow-up from the parts book at hand, and KEEP IT CLEAN! There are a few tips for getting things apart in the manual for it, but no real step-by-step instructions anywhere I know of.

As far as cleaning, once you've got it all apart and opened up, see what you have. If there's a lot of sludge, use kerosene/diesel and whatever you've got for stiff brushes to get rid of that. From there, I went through two or three cans of brake cleaner blowing everything else away. I used more cleaning parts as I reassembled. Clean the outside, too, as you'll have to handle the block some as you put things back together.

Things I recall from doing mine.

1) The head can be a bear to break loose but it will come off. When it does, be real particular about locating all of the gasket and getting all of it off. It's thin and will look almost like part of the metal.

2) They changed size on one type of o-ring (maybe on the pistons) somewhere along the line. The kit contains both so you should wind up with four left over.

3) If there's any pitting on the pistons or other sliding parts that you want to clean up, don't use anything more aggressive as an abrasive than a kitchen grade ScotchBrite pad.

4) For working clean like it demands, I cleaned up around the bench and then cover the top of it with white butcher paper. If you see ANY dirt on it wipe it up or replace the paper. I gave each part a final cleaning (more brake cleaner) before reassembly and set it on a fresh piece of paper. Use baby wipes to keep your fingers clean as you're lubing parts and o-rings.

Somthing else may pop into my head, but that's what I can come up with for now.

HTH

Take pictures as you take it apart. I took alot when I redid mine and reffered to them as needed. Lay the parts out in an organized manner and watch for the little screens behind the thermal plugs. Mine was real dirty so I took the block to a machine shop and had it vatted. Looks hard but wasn't really that bad and works great now.

Besides what Scotty says below, there is a service manual for the Touch Control #GSS-1024. You can get it from Binder books dot com.

It tells you what tools you need, how to check it out, set it up, has exploded diagrams, etc. It does not give step by step instructions.

As I recall some of the pistons had to be pulled out with a piece of fuel line pinched between two nuts on a 1/4" bolt (it makes a little puller). If you can keep track of which end of what goes towards the head, putting back together will be a little easier.

There was quite a bit of discussion when a few of us were rebuilding them at about the same time a couple years ago. You might try searching the archives for those posts.

Greg

A manual was published for use with the Blue Ribbon Service Training Course, Education and Training department of IH. It gives a good coverage of tear down, repair and re-assembly procedures. This is the only service manual that I have been able to obtain that has some detailed information in it. The publication # is ET-95-MM. My copy is dated 9-1.
The GSS-1024 Handbook is good for diagnosing faults, and adjusting the control valves, etc.
You can't go wrong by following the advice mentioned in the previous Posts. Sid.

Give a shout if pictures will help. I took some when I did mine on my SA.

Hey, Greg, how ya be? Thanks again for the help you gave ME!

OK guys I got this unit all apart cleaned degreased getting ready to put all of this pile back together only question I have left is the to allen set screws on the end of the smaller cylinders how are they supposed to be adjusted ??

Dustin IL