Category Archives: Bror

Carb is all boxed up and ready for shipping down to Mark at CarbRescue… I know, I know, I’m wimping out, but two things… That carb is pretty dang rare, so I don’t want to #$%#$ it up I know my … Continue reading →

Well, I got the first of probably MANY emails back from my JD parts person about this rebuild… The question of valve springs has been answered.  The Tec valve springs are obsolete, NLA… So, that answers THAT question… Unless I … Continue reading →

Played hookey a bit at lunch today and took the crankcase, the crankshaft, camshaft, valves and piston into a machine shop for them to give a once-over… Here’s what I know… Cylinder bore is within spec (yay!), MAYBE a thousandths … Continue reading →

So, I hauled out the piston, slinger, camshaft, crank and tappets for some pics in better light this morning… Here’s everything laid out… The camshaft Frankly, I think the camshaft looks pretty good… Tops of the lobes are a bit … Continue reading →

So, I decided to go for broke tonight and just dive in…  Here’s the ridge reamer, doing its thing….   aAnd here’s the cylinder cover from the top, with the bolts removed…. The INSIDE of the cylinder cover, looking pretty … Continue reading →

Gentle tapping with the persuading mallet will get the pulley to slide about 1/4″ along the shaft, but I can’t seem to get it any further… Got it to the point where I can fit a pry-bar behind  the pulley … Continue reading →

Wow, that was a pain! Had to use a flywheel puller (which meant buying one…) a rubber mallet and lots of PB Blaster ( a penetrating spray). Lots if good advice from the tractor forum folks again… Next up, the … Continue reading →

So, tonight LTGal let me go out and play tractors again… She EVEN let me go SHOPPING!… Off to Princess Auto to pick up a valve spring compressor… Of course, while I was THERE (unsupervised, bwa ha ha!)… How could … Continue reading →