M carburetor installation

Animal

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I find that when I install a carb on an M F20 or the like, That prong that comes from the governor that slips into the butterfly shaft is a big pain in the a$$ to install. Is their an easy way to do this that I am missing, or is it just a test to see how many words are in your vocabulary of obscene language?
 
Dunno any tricks, but will be watching this to see if such exist. My experience has been like yours. Grrrrrrr...... kelly
 
My experience is be patient, if you are agrivated set it down and leave it , come back when you regain composure
 
Similar experiences. Normally just put one finger down the hole to operate the throttle butterfly to line it up with the governor prong while I maneuver it into place.
The only thing that comes to mind would be to remove the studs on the manifold so you don't have to maneuver around them while you line up the governor.
 
I guess Ive done so many its second nature to me now. Move the throttle lever all the way down, then close the butterfly and it pretty much lines itself up.
 
I agree it is a pain. having the stud bolts out of the manifold helps a bunch. just pretty much got to line up the prong in the notch, then the round part in the center, then push together and bolt it up. I've done it enough that its ussually right when I'm done, but the first few times I have been off. You'll dang sure know when you start it up if its wrong. Then you just gotta re-do it. Fun fun. Thankfully its not that many bolts and right there where you can get to it.
 

Remove the 2 screws from the felt seal where the throttle tube enters the upright housing on top of the governor. Might give you a little more room to work with. Be sure to tighten the throttle tube at the carburetor and the carb to the manifold allowing the throttle tube to line up properly at the gov housing, and then, tighten the felt seal screws last. Bob
 
Manual I have says the first thing that should be done when removing the carb is to loosen the shaft on the governor end first. I have only changed one and had no problem lining it up. The thing I hated was trying to bolt it to the manifold because there is almost no room between the edge of the nut and the carb body as you are trying to spin the nut on.
 
Make sure you get it in the right notch. I got mine in the wrong one and when I started the tractor is was on full throttle and wouldn"t go down.
 
Believe me, I know ALL the words. But I don't use them much. My tractors have heard all that lingo before. They just ignore me. Sweet talk works better. My mother always said "you catch more flies with honey then you do vinegar"
 

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