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Defndr 08-31-2012 05:34:38 71.252.205.231 Report to Moderator	I took my 8N completely apart and have been repainting and replacing all the worn parts. I am finally getting to the rear end. I tried to keep it all in order but with painting and time it got a bit mixed up. I figured no big deal with the manual and parts catalog I could easy get it back together. I am having a bit of trouble though as it had a bunch of metal gaskets in different places which I'm not sure about. It looks like they have been replaced with more of a paper type gasket? I do not see the metal ones offered unless they are not used as gaskets but spacers? Does anyone have a real good diagram or picture of where everything goes including the gaskets? When I took it apart it was missing one inner seal and I don't think all the metal gaskets were in the right spots anyway. My serial # is 339764. [Reply]   [No Email]
Defndr 08-31-2012 06:12:13 71.252.205.231 Report to Moderator	Re: 8N rear in reply to Defndr, 08-31-2012 05:34:38   Thanks , Bruce. It looks like I put a paper gasket on the end of the trumpet then the backing plate then shims held on with the bearing retainer. Do the shims only go on one side? I purchased a pack of shims and they are a paper/cardboard not the metal. Will these work? My metal ones were used as gaskets throughout the rear and are rusted and beat up. I am also concerned metal on metal shims would leak? EDIT: I got it all back together. Not sure if it is 100% right but its back together. This post was edited by Defndr at 12:21:23 08/31/12. [Reply]  [No Email]
John in Mich 09-02-2012 18:14:42 68.61.153.225 Report to Moderator	Re: 8N rear in reply to Defndr, 08-31-2012 06:12:13   Simple test for the bearing pre-load of the rear axles. With rear jacked up, rotate one wheel. The other wheel should rotate in the opposite direction. If both rotate the same, too tight, add a shim or two, either side. If other side does not move, remove a shim or two. I prefer to leave it on the loose side. [Reply]  [No Email]
Bruce (VA) 08-31-2012 05:43:37 24.125.80.178 Report to Moderator	Re: 8N rear in reply to Defndr, 08-31-2012 05:34:38   They're shims for setting the bearing pre-load on the rear axles. There is a section on that in the I&T FO4 manual. John Smith also has it written up better than the manual on his website: http://www.oldfordtractors.com/rep.htm#q15 50 Tips [Reply]  [No Email]