Hydraulic control arm

Skip Burney · Jun 29, 2018

I have 3 8n control arms and all of them have some slight bend to them, is the arm supposed to be perfectly straight or is the bow in them acceptable?

JMOR · Jun 29, 2018

From John Smith, who knows as much if not more than anyone living about these old Ford tractors.

Skip Burney · Jun 29, 2018

Looks like I will be straightning one tomorrow

JMOR · Jun 30, 2018

One more aspect to note: insert two bolts in the holes shown and note the arm tip (ball) relative to the bolts. That is important, not a straight line along the full length of edge of arm. See John Smith's photo and compare to this and it will become clear.

JMOR · Jun 30, 2018

composite:

PatrickB · Jun 30, 2018

Thanks for posting that picture JMOR, hadn't seen it before.

JMOR · Jun 30, 2018

(quoted from post at 11:18:37 06/30/18) Thanks for posting that picture JMOR, hadn't seen it before.

ou are welcome. Just passing it along. It is 'stolen' from somewhere, but .............

notjustair · Jul 1, 2018

The one in my 48 looked more like I should string it and shoot and deer with it. I laid it on the shop floor and tapped it back straight. I decided it
needed just one more tap. When I did the little extension and ball end popped off and shot across the machine shed. It wasn?t even touching
the floor - just the vibration against the cement floor I guess. I couldn?t find the piece so I went in the house and found a used good one online
and had it shipped. The next day I found the little piece under a tractor tire lug. I welded it up and now have an extra on the shelf.

Skip Burney · Jul 1, 2018

I am putting mine back togther but for the life of me I cant remember what goes on the male pin sticking off the control arm. I have everything else figured out but I don't remember what goes on that pin. I hate to sound stupid but sometimes I am.

R Geiger · Jul 1, 2018

(quoted from post at 16:03:13 07/01/18)
I am putting mine back togther but for the life of me I cant remember what goes on the male pin sticking off the control arm. I have everything else figured out but I don't remember what goes on that pin. I hate to sound stupid but sometimes I am.

Nothing!

Skip Burney · Jul 1, 2018

It looks like the skirt of the hydraulic piston hits it to stop the hydraulics from pushing it out to far.

JMOR · Jul 1, 2018

(quoted from post at 19:58:02 07/01/18)
It looks like the skirt of the hydraulic piston hits it to stop the hydraulics from pushing it out to far.

ep

Skip Burney · Jul 1, 2018

Thank you Sir it makes sense now

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