stupid friend with ford 5000

Use a good jack and firm supports.

Then take out the axle extension so you can turn it upside down you can see the bearing (or only some pieces of it ;-)

The bearing may be tight but with suitable hammering it will drop out. Then a lot of grease and assemble service parts. The old bearing may be a ball bearing but the new part was a roller bearing, seems better. If the bushings are very worn so you need more garage tools but it can surely done at the farm.

Simo S.
Finland
Ford 5000 m/69 and m/72

However while you have the opportunity to jack up the tractor(Chock and Block the rear tires, safety first.... :') , spin the tires to see if you have a bent rim, separated tire or rough bearings. Then grab a tire and work it back and forth up and down, check for loose bearings, bushings, pivot points, ball joints and radius arm ends. Check to see if it steers well jacked up, put a pry bar in the center pivot point and see if it has any slop.

Have fun, but be safe. HTH

ATW/WA

I'm not sure of the specs, but 1/8 to 1/4 narrower on the front should do it. To be accurate just in case of a bent wheel or something, you should measure once then rotate the wheels half way around and measure again. The measuring should be done with the tires on a solid level floor.

Check also to be sure all parts are tight and in good shape. HTH

ATW/WA