Could I get someone to measure control rod length??

Eugene got you fixed up on those rod dimensions, but I was wondering if you had checked that the governor shaft was rotated to the correct relationship with the governor arm ? It's been a long time since I had one of those apart, but I seem to remember that you rotated the governor shaft all the way in one direction, then tightened down the lever on it.

Just a thought that if it's is out of location, it will have poor governor action.

F-i-T

Here is what I remember. You rotate the shaft and lever in opposite directions and then tighten the lever on the shaft. If you stand there and think it through, you have a 50/50 chance of getting it right the first time.

If I were to guess, I would say to rotate the shaft CCW (when viewed from above), while holding the lever back towards the tractor. The object is to remove all the play from the action. I think I once read it in an old 60 manual that I had. It said which way to hold things, but the gist is to rotate the lever and shaft in opposite directions.

It should make a clear difference ! It did on my "A".

Frank

My '48 "A" did not.

F-I-T

Perhaps my memory is fading, but I really remember chasing a governor action problem, and had to rotate that shaft to one extreme. I'll try to find out where I read it, or else find the source of my confusion.

By the way, you have a long phone cord Randy. I was out in Englewood, CO a couple of weeks ago. It wasn't near Georgia at all, y'all.

Frank-in-Tallahassee
70D // 855

As far as reading service manuals, I sure wish I could find it in a service manual. Until then I can only imagine that I confused it with some other procedure, but I really thought I remembered reading that somewhere. I'm really at a disadvantage on the road...no manuals handy to mis-read.

Clyde:

Sorry if I've steered you wrong. Have you found any other likely problem with that governor ?

Frank