Mounting 400 Farmall Rims to wheel

Duanes · Jun 5, 2012

How do you guys go about mounting rims of a Farmall 400 to the rear wheels? All of the lugs and rims were removed to paint. The lugs will be mounted to the inside of the wheel. I'm having a hard time getting all the lugs in place.
Thanks!

dej(Jed) · Jun 5, 2012

(quoted from post at 11:23:51 06/05/12) How do you guys go about mounting rims of a Farmall 400 to the rear wheels? All of the lugs and rims were removed to paint. The lugs will be mounted to the inside of the wheel. I'm having a hard time getting all the lugs in place.
Thanks!

There is no special way. They can be a royal pain in the a?? Persistance.

mkirsch · Jun 5, 2012

Isn't there like two "fixed" lugs that go 90 degrees apart, and then you position the drive lugs on the rim on those?

Duanes · Jun 5, 2012

There is but, the rim still likes to move around especially when inserting the other lugs.

Old-F20 · Jun 5, 2012

im gonna try and explain how i did it so bear with me.

i had the tractor on jack stands with the cast center's on the axles. put the floor jack under the axle and got the height right to slide the rim over without tearing up the paint. i used my tankers bar under the edge of the tire to 'slide' it towards the tractor. once i got it about where i wanted it i turned the cast center to get one of the holes as close to 12 o clock as i could. I then installed one wheel lock with the bolt and tightened it up. once it was on and tight i simply raised the floor jack up so the lock would seat on the 'rib' of the rim. once i got the lock at 12 o clock set i jacked it up some more just to allow the tire to come off the ground. at this point the tire will be able to swing back and forth allowing you to install the rest of the locks. i only finger tightened them til they were all on, they wrench toghtened them. managed to do it without scrating the rim all up. hopefully my process made sense. if not, when i go to put my rims on my 450LP in a few weeks i can take some pics of what i did

D Slater · Jun 5, 2012

If its a 8 spoke wheel one way is to install 2 clamps in adjoining holes. screw nut on the bolt 3/4 to a full nut. Turn wheel so clamps are at the top. Raise or lower tractor until the bevel used will go onto the clamps at top when the wheel is leaned in with 2 of the rim stops going in the clamps. Some rims have 2 and some 4. Next raise tractor until the bottom of the rim goes in enough to install the rest of the clamps. Raise tractor more if needed and tighten clamps trying to keep rim even all the way around until are are tight. Helps if someone else does the raising and lowering but I do it by myself most times.

D Slater · Jun 5, 2012

Old F20, guess I was typing when you explained.
Didn't see your post until after I posted.

Old-F20 · Jun 5, 2012

(quoted from post at 17:00:12 06/05/12) Old F20, guess I was typing when you explained.
Didn't see your post until after I posted.

did my post at least make sense?!?!?!? sometimes what i say in my head doesnt make it to my fingers on the keyboard :lol: :lol:

D Slater · Jun 5, 2012

Yes I could understand. Know what you mean about thinking and typing and if it ends up being the same thing and understandable to others.

Duanes · Jun 6, 2012

Thank you to all and Charlie U. I got it done.

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