OK, worked on the tractor today and not the deck. Installed the PTO side seal. My old one was all crooked inside the bore--what gives?
There is not land for these to stop against, but you can drive them plenty deep, think I measured 3/4 of land, seal is about 3/8. The seal had been replaced before--guy used blue silicone on the outside. This time I put some anaerobic sealant on the OD--maybe it will help it sit still? I could see a slight ring in the block where the seal--probably the original--used to be. Didn't feel like it had spun in the housing but something sure left a mark, maybe more of a stain? I turned down/faced and old exhaust pipe off a Farmall M for an installation tool.
Looked under the belly for some reason and noticed the mesh debris screen was broke so pulled it off for repair. While at it I couldn't resist, had to try snugging up the steering. I don't know why I do it, unless the steering is horrible a slight movement of the cam follower is usually too much due to the wear. If I ever have it apart I'll address the cam follower wear then.
While doing all this that's when I saw the rockshaft.
Holy Cow is that thing worn where the pcs that lift the deck hook up!
Pins are dang near worn in 1/2 and into the clip pin holes. Looks like unhook the cylinder and drive out the 2 roll pins and it should slip apart? It looks like the fenders will have to come back off to get it out. I'm asking here guys--what am I not seeing and does this thing slip apart like talking about or is it a real bear?
Front wheels sounded like a roulette wheel--time to grease the bearings. I had to DRIVE the wheels off the spindles--rusted in place, go figure. I was able to take my needle injector for the grease gun and go thru the bore to get in the crack by the inner race of the bearing on the other side and pump them full of grease. Cleaned the spindles and got them put back together. Now that I know you can grease the wheels this way, I need to do both my Supers.
While the PTO was off I had to wire brush and sand the heck out of the pulley so it didn't eat the belt. Noticed the bearing was a little rough. I was able to get the injector in that and grease it as well.
Now time to put in the carb kit I ordered from NAPA. Not so fast, they sent the wrong kit, its not the one I ordered. I'll try to sort that out today and verify part numbers. Think they just gave dad the wrong kit. The last guy to work on it used some sort of glue to hold the bowl on--musts have taken 5 minutes to get the bowl off. Its not silicone.