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Greg H.
08-03-2001 08:19:11
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Re: 3020 Diesel- Rebuild in reply to BIG JOHN, 08-03-2001 04:16:58
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Big John,
My brother In-law and myself rebuilt our father-in-laws 64 model a couple of winters ago, and it didn't seem to be too hard. However I must admitt that we did nothing to the feul pump or injectors with the exception of removing them and reinstalling them as per the IT service manual. The enternal balancer was kind of a pain in the but to get reinstalled, and we needed some assistance from a neighbor getting the clutch set correctly, but other than that it was a positive experience. With help from another neighbor who is a welder we made our own jack stands to support the front of the tractor, and we could even roll it around. We placed an anvil and a couple of boards under the rear draw bar, and also placed wood blocks under the transmission on the front below the front PTO shaft. If I could change anything for the next rebuild I would make stands to carry the rear of the tractor so that it could be moved around, and leave the front of the tractor stationary. I feel that it would aid in putting the tractor back together. I also made a sleeve puller, out of 3/4 inch steel, shaped in a square U with a hole in the center and 3/4 inch all thread going down through your Sleeves with a plate that would screw on the bottom. The you would just run the all thread up through the steel U which was possitioned upside down, and place a nut on the all thread above the puller, and with a cresent wrench, tighten the nut and the sleeve comes out. a couple of the sleeves required a peck with a block of wood from below, but the rest came fairly easily. I thought it was a fun project, but then again it was winter, and what else was there to be doing. I'd say just take your time, get a good manual and enjoy working on your tractor. One more thing, some people don't take the time and money to pull the cam and the crank, and have them reworked, if necessary by a machine shop, but I feel if your going to all this trouble anyhow, whats a few more days and a couple more hunderd dollars. Good Luck, Greg H
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