oldtanker

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Bought an 860 this winter. I was recovering from an total knee replacement so I sent my daughter and son in law to pick it up. Then it sat. The PO had said there was a carburetor problem. Well got to messing with it some today. The Battery cable lug on the starter is stripped. So I'll have to see about getting a new one. No big deal. I have the TO for it. Just ordered the operators manual for it minutes ago. Got no hydraulics. Going to have to sort that out over the next couple of days. Not sure if I have hydraulic pressure or not. I have an odd feeling that the pump isn't working. I do know that the tach drive is working because the tach works.

Rick
 
Might just need to prime the hydraulic pump through the pipe
plug on the front end of the pump. Cheap and easy to try at least.

There are "repair" studs available for the starter stud that do
not require disassembly of the starter, or even removing it.
I have not tried them myself, but I know they're out there.
 
How could one possibly replace the starter electrical stud without disassembling the starter?

Dean
 
(quoted from post at 02:16:22 05/06/19) How could one possibly replace the starter electrical stud without disassembling the starter?

Dean

One uses a repair stud. I used one of these on an old Delco starter years ago. It's still in use. The inner thread is a little smaller and I think tapered so it tightens down on the stripped stud.
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You'll want to take the starter to a repair shop to replace that stud, assuming such places still exist. The stud is soldered to the starter field winding. When I butchered the stud on my starter, I disassembled the starter then took the case to a local shop where the guy replaced it in a few minutes for a few bucks. He used a resistive soldering device that looked like a big pair of tweezers. That shop closed over a decade ago and I don't know where I could take it to today.

I have no experience with the repair studs; they look like a good temporary fix but I'd sure try to replace the stud for a permanent repair.
 
That will work only if the stud is not broken off flush to the field frame as they often are.

Dean
 
(quoted from post at 13:08:20 05/06/19) That will work only if the stud is not broken off flush to the field frame as they often are.

Dean

That's right, but in this case, the o.p. said "stripped".
 
Bingo, Mark.

Properly replacing the armature connection on a Ford tractor starter is not straight forward.

Dean
 
(quoted from post at 11:24:36 05/06/19)
(quoted from post at 13:08:20 05/06/19) That will work only if the stud is not broken off flush to the field frame as they often are.

Dean

That's right, but in this case, the o.p. said "stripped".

And stripped it is. But I picked up a replacement stud from an auto electric place today and will install it later this week.

Rick
 
I have 1 single tractor, a NAA I think sporting a repair stud. works fine.. just be carefull with the ham hands when taking the
cable on and off.

And as Dean said.. you do have to have much of the original stud in place for it to work. at least 3/4 of it tall, and most of
the diameter.
 

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