MF 35 gas knocking/rattling

bowhunter4020 · Jun 28, 2016

I have a 63' MF 35 gas tractor and it has now a loud
rattling in front of motor sounds like in the timing
gear cover. It is not the water pump or alternator.
What could be making this rattling in the front of
motor?? Thanks

Traper · Jun 28, 2016

I would check bolt that holds front pulley to crankshaft traper

bowhunter4020 · Jun 28, 2016

I have checked that and all is tight! Thanks

Tom from Buckeye Lake · Jun 28, 2016

Could be the governor, us a extra long screw driver placed on the cover and held against ear. BE EXTRA CAREFUL. Placing in different areas you may isolate the noise.

maxwell99 · Jun 29, 2016

I got lucky on my TO35, it had a noise in the front of the engine area,
I was ready to take it to a repairman prepaired for a rebuild,

Had an old farmer friend come over and listen to it, turned motor off and he when over it like a dr giving you a physical touching moving everything looking for movement,

Finally he said is that crankshaft pulley bolt suspose to be that far out, that was it , the bolt had backed out and the noise was the loose pulley

He helped me tighten it up noise was gone that was last year, no further problems,

I had looked at it a number of times had another friend who is a very good mechanic look at it, but we all missed the obvious,

MF 35 gas knocking/rattling

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