560 Power Steering Update

Regarding my power steering whereby the steering wheel would self turn itself to the right lock. As suggested, I removed the end plate of the PS control body and saw only broken seal retainer pieces and only 1/2 of a seal. Hex bolts on the cover told me that somebody had been here before. Once totally apart, washers were missing and assembly was incorrect. Case-IH was of little help as some parts are no longer available. Twenty miles more and $70 had a complete unit in hand. I removed the cover plate and all was OK, reinstallation was easy and all works great. Thanks for the help!

Did you get a used valve and where from? Armand

CaseIH can't win.

People complain because they don't have all the parts for a 50-year-old tractor. "CaseIH was of little help," is the comment I'm talking about.

People complain because the amazing selection of parts that they do have for a 50-year-old tractor are too expensive. Not necessarily you, but I see it on here all the time.

Yes, Armand, I got a used unit from "Peanuts", at Jakel Tractor Parts, Humbird, WI. 715-964-1702. He has acres of mostly older IHC tractors
for parts. He had three of these units on the shelf, so I didn't have to go picking. He is a good guy and I am glad to provide the reference. I go there several times a year and enjoy walking through the place.

mkirsch, I wasn't complaining, merely stating a fact. My father owned an IHC dealership in Lemont, Ill in the 1940s and 1950s. I have all of his handwritten ledger books of the tractors sold, the 10-20s and 15-30s taken in trade. I grew up with the kids of these hardworking farmers. I remember the farmer recognition days with pancakes and sausage, and I remember the "Ford" gumball machine for a penny. Our home had IHC refridgerator, IHC freezer, IHC window air conditioners, and just about everything else that IHC made. My M-1 30/06 rifle is, yes indeed, made by International Harvestor Co.

I understand exactly what you are talking about when IHC was the best and sometimes the only show in town. We had a great IH dealer back here in the 1940's & 1950's who sold Hudson cars as well. Our first car was a Hudson demostrator he bought from the owner after WWII.
I go to the current CaseIH dealership now 60 miles away and unless the grandfather of the existing owner sees me at the parts counter no one even wants to help me. They know I'm there for some old letter series tractor parts and don't want to deal with the old books or even have a clue where anything might be if they even had what I need. Let the grandfather (3rd generation prior owner now in his late 80's) see me at the counter and he comes right over. Generally, doesn't even have to look at a parts catalog and just goes in the back and brings out what I'm looking for. Probably listed in the catalog as NLA anyway but like a lot of older folks they never threw anything away so digs it out of a box somewhere or gets it from the basement. Like your household my grandparents had almost everything IH in their house as well along with the tractors and equipment. I think the freezer and refrig both worked fine but just got replaced with more modern appearing ones when the house was remodeled by my uncle and his wife 20 years or so ago. I also remember a train flat car full of brand new Super C's setting on the siding when the 200's came out in 1954 or 55 to be unloaded which were purchased by the dealership at a good discount. The rear wheels were all turned in and that flat car was plumb full sandwiched on the deck. They had fast hitches then in 1954 and are the source today of a lot of the SC's in this area. Thanks for sharing as those were special days, Hal.

Great post Hal,...a while ago I stopped at JD for green parts and when I said JD "B", the kid behind the counter asked me if it was a two cylinder.......ha ha. During WW2 my dad couldn't get enough H & M's but had too many A, B, and C. In the southern USA the opposite situation presented itself. A swap was arranged and names were filled in for the owners of the small tractors. The IHC "Blockman" thought something was fishy about the sudden sales and figured that my dad got the owners names out of the cemetery. He wasn't far from the truth!

Good to hear the suggestion helped you out. Far as CASEIH, well, I worked at IH dealership and CASEIH for 37 years and 4 at John Deere. Today, the only person I even know at the CASEIH place which is now 50 miles away is one parts man who worked at same dealer I did for many years. He is the only one I go in there to see for any parts if I can possibly help it. They won't lend you a tool if your life depended on it. I still walk into the Deere dealership, shoot the bull, borrow their tools, give them advice on any IH stuff they may have and over all they treat me like a real live person. I quit the CASEIH dealership and finished out at Deere, toughest decision I ever had to make but it ended up working out very well.

I really don"t have a problem with my IH dealer, no one should. I give them a part number, if it comes up NLA, I look elsewhere. They have most parts in the same computer system as for the new tractors, they don"t even have to know which tractor it is for. I just do my homework before calling them. I never go in and ask them to look up a part. Yes a lot of them are expensive, but at least I can get most of them.

I think its all about which CaseIH dealer it is and the attitude of people who work there. The one I went to for alot of 560W parts was always willing to help me with anything. Their parts manager even managed to track down two N.O.S. double ball bearings for my Regular, took him a couple weeks, but he did it. Glad to hear you were able to get your 560 all fixed up with help from all of the knowledge folks on here provide.

-Jordan