Re: Painting bolts on tractor?

Posted by The Red Baron on December 27, 2003 at 17:12:51 from (207.46.238.138):

In Reply to: Painting bolts on tractor? posted by Justin on December 27, 2003 at 13:14:09:

Clearly it is your decision. There is no great harm in choosing the path you seem to have chosen. I would hope though that you save those old bolts and nuts and pass them on to a new owner as a courtesy when that day comes that you sell your tractor. For my part I prefer greatly to paint the bolts and often take considerable trouble to do so. I re-used the old bolts whenever it was possible and one of these days I will come up with a composite order for all the old bolts that my tractors needed but I could not replace with the nice IH old style originals with the unique raised center dot. I did however use either brass or bronze bolts having anything to do with the radiator elbows and fan mount in place of where the water pump would be on the old F series tractors. I used a couple of bronze bolts to attach the stand pipe to the manifold and a couple of long stainless bolts to hold the two manifolds together. I was quite impressed with how the peculairly oversized bronze nuts holding the manifolds came off with ease even though I suspect they had never been removed in my life time. Additionally I always use some anti-seize when reassembling. I wouldn't want anyone to have to go through what I did in removing a part when I am gone, God willing, a long time from now.

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