shoulda gone to work

howdy1960

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Day off ended with a load of steel not showing up.
Glad I didn't prepay for it.
There goes my weekend project :(

Ended up the day with a spindle braking on my 43 2N.
At least I was going backwards for a slower "stop"
Looks like been half broke for awhile.
Got it roped off in the horse run-in, gonna try getting out of there tomorrow.
FELs are hard on front ends.
Now to find a new one.
Thinking I should replace other side too. However I don't have what I need to do bushings.....Yet!!!
Glad we had an old metal toboggan from her father :)


Are the ones from this site good?
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Jack up the broken side, put a chunk of metal under the axle and on top of the stop of the front axle support, let the jack down and drive it three wheeled to where you want to work on it.

Dad did it 65 years ago on his 9N and it had a loader on it.
 
I hate days like that! Better off to stay in bed.
I haven't bought new spindles, I replaced them with used ones.
Don't think I have any used 2N spindles around here though just 8N ones.
 
That's how I got where it's at. The problem is getting it thru the 50 foot soft area just inside the gate as I could see the already not great shape axle tweaking backwards.
Buddy supposed to come over Sunday with his lil red bucket tractor, will pull the bucket off then lift that corner and travel together to get out the gate.
 
Howdy,

You asked:
"Are the ones from this site good?"

I sure as heck hope so cause I just brought two of the YT ones back from Washington last weekend.
Says "Atlantic Quality Parts" on the sealed bags.

T
 
Thanks 64,
Seen it before and figured worth a try. Remove the bucket swing the rake so farthest out to other side and if sitting on rake pulls broke side outa the dirt I'll drive her out from the pasture .
Will have camera handy if it works lol
 
Not a big job, just one bolt basically, I would jack it up and do it right there. I remember as a kid having to walk home with my dad one winter to borrow the spindle out of our other Ford to swap into our loader tractor on the side of the road while out plowing snow
 
I just put a new spindle in my NAA from YT. Took it for a spin today and it held together so far. Going to put it to work tomorrow for a real test.

Get the spindle bushing/bearing kit. Also consider the wheel bearings/seals too. You have it off, might as well replace them all.

Also, when you pop the stewing arm off, watch for the woodruff key to go flying. It's a pain to search for in rock and dirt....
 
I've got everything.
I like excuses to use the tractor too much, to take it apart before even ordering the spindles . . . and then have to wait for the parts.

I'm gambling on my existing spindles being too worn for just new bushings. I doubt they've ever been done.

[b:b5ab5a051a]Did you have to line hone the bushings?[/b:b5ab5a051a]

I've done a few conventional truck kingpin jobs.
I went to our old Shell station that had a nice old Sunnen, long stones, horizontal hone . . . and after a few passes, holding the spindle like a handle, a nice thumb press fit pin in the spindle yokes.

Thanks,
T
 

The bushing kit I bought from YT fit prefect. I didn't have to make any adjustments. The bushings fit snug in the spindle housing (lightly driven in) and the spindle slid right in without resistance. The hardest part was trying to support the spindle while fastening the steering arm. Also, read Tip #2 on the top 75 tip list. I read it an hour after I completed mine. Darn it.
 

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