Had to make a tool

Geo-TH,In

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The lift box on my 1950 IH C developed a leak. It was the control rod on the left side. The cylinder is about 5/8 inch 3 inches long where the O-ring goes and rusty. I tried to buy a wheel cylinder hone, bet the smallest was 3/4 inch. So I took some #9 wire and made my own. Used emery cloth and them finished off with 600 wet/dry.

Now all I need to do is find a fat O-ring. Going to a hydraulic shop 5 miles away or go in town to a place that has everything. Napa and the other auto stores only carry the small ones.

If all out fails, I pay out the wallet and go to case IH.

George
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George I have also took a long rod or bolt an cut a slot long ways in about 1 inch. You then can fold emery cloth and slide it into the slot. You have a long straight hone that way too.
 
JD Seller.
I never thunk of splitting a bolt. For small jobs I use a cotter key. I needed more reach, so I used wire, which worked good enough for what I needed done. If you can't buy a tool, make one.

Have you ever seen a mag coil on an air cooled 20 hp kohler command engine produce a spark, but the kill wire on the mag wouldn't work? I replaced the coil and now it works as it should. The coil is on the left cylinder, the same left cylinder that runs a little richer than the right cylinder. I'm wondering if part of my problem isn't a weak spark form the defective coil? My right cylinder is running perfectly with my ethanol blend. Hope it fixed my 6 year old problem.
George
 
I keep this homemade hone on the work bench in the shop. Sure has come in handy over the years. I first saw an old millright using one 35 years ago. I 've had one ever since
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Yours looks a little larger than what I need. I needed something to fit in a 5/8 inch cylinder.
 
I used to have a push rod with the end slotted, couldn't find it last time I wanted it so cut a slot in a piece of steel tubing.
 
I did that once on an IH 3414 3 in. lift cylinder that was scored by the piston. I wrapped some shop towels around a round file then wrapped a sheet of 80 grit emery cloth around them. Chucked it in a drill, put some motor oil on the cloth and it worked like a charm.
 
We call that a "split rod" in the air crafting world. We most commonly use it with scotch brite to clean sealant residue out of wing and bulkhead bolt holes.
 
You probably already know but you need to make sure and get a [b:19f399ca92]"viton rubber ring"[/b:19f399ca92]
 
I have a chain saw like that. Coil has a good spark & engine runs fine, but you can't shut it off. Have to gag it to make it die.
 
(quoted from post at 23:31:50 09/21/14) I have a chain saw like that. Coil has a good spark & engine runs fine, but you can't shut it off. Have to gag it to make it die.

Take the cover off and look for the broken grounding wire off the coil/ignition. Fix that and your kill switch should work.
 
(quoted from post at 19:06:18 09/21/14) I keep this homemade hone on the work bench in the shop. Sure has come in handy over the years. I first saw an old millright using one 35 years ago. I 've had one ever since
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There was a gunsmith supply house, Brownells I think, that used to have expanding arbor drums down into the 1/4" range. You put your abrasive paper on and away you went. Very handy, lost mine years ago in a move. Not sure they're still made.
 
When I rebuilt mine I think the kit was $125.00 :shock: The leather boots were like $50 @.... It also needed a new screen/filter I don't remember what it cost... I went for the kill I only wanted to do it one time... The spring for the pressure relief valve was also broke... Its not a bad job but its a heavy sucker to deal with....

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A wooden dowel with a slot cut in it works good. Heck - I remember using a piece of a small maple limb with a knife cut in the end to hone brake cylinders when I was young and times were bad.
 
Keep in mind that any time you've got something top heavy chucked in a drill like that, you don't want to spin it too fast out in the open, (even if you're just doing it to be funny!!!)

Trust me on this.

I spent a few weeks wearing an eye patch, and was VERY lucky I didn't lose my eye.

It was also a good lesson in the obvious that you never try to be funny with power tools...

(it ended up being even funnier than I expected to my friends, but not to me)... but still - top heavy items in a drill can go out of balance in an instant, even when you're being careful. It might seem like slow RPMs when the shaft is straight, but if the thing suddenly bends over, the speed increase at the heavy end by the increase in radius can be quite significant.
 
I agree with PJH. Also, a slot can be cut in a Grade#2 bolt in the same way. If a larger diameter is needed, use a larger dowel cut to length. Use a lag bolt to screw into the center of one end. Cut off the head of the lag bolt. so it can be chucked into the drill. So with the slot cut in the opposite end of the dowel, insert the crocus-cloth----and you're "good to go".
 
Nice ! It got the job done. I make them from wooden dowels with the abrasive wrapped around a foam called plastazote , glue with super weatherstrip compound. I also try to keep ball hones in smaller sizes .
 
5 miles down the road is a hydraulic shop. I went there, got 2 new O-rings and he loaned me a ball home. Nice kid. He will have my business. The o-rings were $.25 each. Got her back together. So far, no leaks.

If there is a next time, I will simply stand the lift box on it's backside while still on the tractor. Lifting that box almost killed me. I used the forks and a chain on my terramite to put it back on the tractor.

I think there is a government conspirance. They somehow have produced a time warp and increase in gravity.

It takes me more time to do a simple job and everything is getting heavier. The increase in gravity is also causing the print to shrink, it's getting harder and harder to read the small print.
 
(quoted from post at 19:14:38 09/22/14) 5 miles down the road is a hydraulic shop. I went there, got 2 new O-rings and he loaned me a ball home. Nice kid. He will have my business. The o-rings were $.25 each. Got her back together. So far, no leaks.

If there is a next time, I will simply stand the lift box on it's backside while still on the tractor. Lifting that box almost killed me. I used the forks and a chain on my terramite to put it back on the tractor.

I think there is a government conspirance. They somehow have produced a time warp and increase in gravity.

It takes me more time to do a simple job and everything is getting heavier. [b:6ec2789dce]The increase in gravity is also causing the print to shrink, it's getting harder and harder to read the small print.[/b:6ec2789dce]


Hmmm, the increase in gravity making the print smaller is a good theory. I had previous considered that the gov't had somehow come up with a chemical that was making my arms shorter since my arms aren't long enough to read with anymore...... :wink:
 
That was the first thing I did, even replaced the
grounding wire and shorted it out manually. New
coil works as it should.
 

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