Farmall M Narrow Front End Wheel Bearing Kit

nate_o23 · Dec 28, 2013

I have a real bad wobble in my right front tire which I am assuming is the wheel bearings. I have looked online and found alot of bearings for wide front ends but not seeing much for narrow front ends. Anyone have a part# and/or a link to someone who actually carrys it? THANKS for any help.

Brian Dan · Dec 28, 2013

Before I went and bought new bearings I would take and remove the front wheel and inspect it.
You may not have a bad bearing, could be a bent rim or something else.
Brian

DeltaRed · Dec 28, 2013

As Brian says,FIRST take apart and inspect.Could
simply be loose.If bearings truly are bad,simply
take them to your local NAPA.they will be able to
match by crossing part numbers.Check out these guys
at YT.They have LOTS of parts.....

D beatty · Dec 28, 2013

Bates corporation out of Burbon,Indiana sells the kit for M's and it includes bearings and seals.

D Slater · Dec 28, 2013

Parts could be described better on this site for the wheel bearings. But look on 400 parts for wheel bearing kit FW-112-FS if wanting a complete kit. For individual pieces look for the numbers in the kit. First remove the outer bearing to make sure of the number. If replaced sometime the outer race and bearing may be different than original. Outer bearing and cone type needs to match.
Listings showing the same bearings for H and M need to say with old style wide front. Tie rods in front of the axle.
Also the wheel casting number will help getting the correct parts. Wheel with 3 steel clamps attaching the rim is 6803. Wheel that uses a rim with 3 loops bolted to wheel is 8284. Need the suffix letters to know for sure what bearings came in the wheel. Like others said see what the problem is and the parts needing replaced and numbers on old parts if found.

SDE · Dec 28, 2013

If only one side is wobbling badly, then the problem is on just that side. Jack the front up and push in at the top and out at the bottom. A bunch of movement would indicate a loose bearing. Tighten it up and reinspect. If the bearing is tight and you still have movement, the bearing maybe bad. The bolts holding the rim to the wheel may be loose also. These are things to check before you order parts.
SDE

gene bender · Dec 28, 2013

First thing to do is jack up that wheel and spin it over probably has the wheel mounted bad on the cast center. If the cast center is loose then it just mite need the bearing adjusted some but you wont know until you jack the wheel up.

GordoSD · Dec 29, 2013

No need to jack it. Just drive the opposite tire only up onto a piece of 4x6 With a 30 bevel cut on the end.
If you put about 35 lbs of air in it a 2x6 will work.

rustyfarmall · Dec 29, 2013

The complete kit for an M is probably priced at over $100 by now, and that is for just one wheel. If you find a kit priced at less than that, it is NOT for an M, and it will not fit. The Farmall H and the Farmall M DO NOT use the same front wheel bearings.

GeneMO · Dec 29, 2013

Yep, drive it up on a board, one wheel at a time and shake the heck out of each wheel. You can get wheel bearing and races at NAPA.

But if the whole front end is shimmying, then it is probably in the worm gear up top in the bolster. This assemply can be reversed or swapped over to make it use the unworn part.

Gene

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