Farmall F20 Wheel Bearings

Royse · Nov 10, 2011

Hi guys, I've just started working on my first F20, 1937 with the old round spoked rims.
I took the hub caps/covers off the front wheel, and then the lock nut, and then there is what appears to be another nut that would turn out with a spanner wrench.
Before I go reefing on that and break something, can someone tell me if that is how they come off?
I have ordered a manual, but its not here yet.

Thanks!

souNdguy · Nov 10, 2011

go tot he online parts lookup and pull up an exploded diagram.. worked out great for me when I was looking for parts for my C

soundguy

Mike Androvich · Nov 10, 2011

You won't need a spanner wrench, just a dull chisel and a hammer. They are usually not that tight as this is the nut used to tighten the bearing, It comes out counter clockwise.

36F30 · Nov 10, 2011

There should be a lock ring in between the nuts pull that out and spin the inner nut off with a big screwdriver.

Oldiron29 · Nov 10, 2011

Royse, There is the cottter pin than nut and lock washer. Than washer with pins to match the flat sholder on the axle. The nut has the holes for the washer pins to lock in. I tap with a punch in one hole to spin the nut off than you will have the bearing. It is a puzzle if you have never done it before.
oldiron29

Royse · Nov 10, 2011

Got it! Thanks guys!
What I was seeing that had holes in it like it took a spanner wrench was the lock washer that 36F30 (and others) mentioned.
If I had tried to turn that the D shape in the middle would have either broken out or scarred the axle.
Glad I asked!
I'll try to get some pictures up. Its in pretty good shape to start with.

Tom Fleming · Nov 11, 2011

post some pictures when you get the time. Yes, the front wheel bearing setup is a bit confusing as was stated if you have never seen one before.

Nebraska Cowman · Nov 11, 2011

That don't work for the old ones Chris as they don't use exploded pictures. The old pictures just show the parts layed out on the page and not all in scale either.

F-Dean · Nov 11, 2011

Cotter Pin? All the front wheels on F-20s that I have worked on had a bent-over washer with a D-shaped hole to keep the outer nut from turning.

souNdguy · Nov 11, 2011

why not?

even the 39 ford is exploded diagrammed out.

somebody get cheap on the original micro fiche?

soundguy

Old-F20 · Nov 11, 2011

(quoted from post at 15:02:49 11/11/11) why not?

even the 39 ford is exploded diagrammed out.

somebody get cheap on the original micro fiche?

soundguy

this is the reason i would give a 4 year. just because.

have no idea why they wouldnt, but ive got TONS of pre 39 literature and IHC just didnt do exploded view in parts books. they would give cross section diagrams of 'assamblies' in there though

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