While doing some work yesterday on my 1950 side mount 8N, my lift quit working. I removed the dip stick plate and discover that my quadrant lever was not moving my control valve very much. With the tractor running, I could reach in there with a wrench and push the control rod forward and the lift would work.
After removing the top cover I found a bent control rod as you can see in the pics below. There was a lot of discussion when I said I had an 8N with no draft/position control switch lever on it. In other words is probably a 2N top cover.
Yes I did have position control. What you see in the pics is what was inside that top cover. Now ai have to figure out how to get that control rod off to straighten it if it can be done.
While I have that top cover off, I plan to put in a new NAA piston and a new relief valve. I see no need to remove the pump at this time. I'll just drain it and clean out the sump as best I can. It looks like that dowel pin just doesn't do anything any more.
Any advice I should know about before doing any of this? Should I use a gasket sealer on the new top cover gasket?
After removing the top cover I found a bent control rod as you can see in the pics below. There was a lot of discussion when I said I had an 8N with no draft/position control switch lever on it. In other words is probably a 2N top cover.
Yes I did have position control. What you see in the pics is what was inside that top cover. Now ai have to figure out how to get that control rod off to straighten it if it can be done.
While I have that top cover off, I plan to put in a new NAA piston and a new relief valve. I see no need to remove the pump at this time. I'll just drain it and clean out the sump as best I can. It looks like that dowel pin just doesn't do anything any more.
Any advice I should know about before doing any of this? Should I use a gasket sealer on the new top cover gasket?