farmallmitch
Member
Hello all, I recently replaced the rings and rod bearings in
my farmall c and ran into a problem. When I measured the
journals on the crankshaft they repeatedly measured
1.745. Standard rod bearings are 1.75. So I ordered the
.010 undersized rod bearings as I was told from a tech on
Steiner tractor parts. When I removed the old rod
bearings and looked at the stamp on the back, I realized
they were standard bearings but some were worn and
discolored pretty good. I went back on steiner and they
once again told me if I measured 1.74 on the journals to
use the .010 undersized bearings that I had bought. The
issue Im running into is when I dropped the first piston in
and torqued the rod bearing cap down (40-45 foot
pounds with the cotter pin style nuts, as I read online) the
crank shaft locks right up and I can no longer move the
crank. Even when jacking the tractor up to put it in gear
and spin the tires. But once I loosen the rod bearing cap
and take the cap off the crank and piston move as they
should. I applied assembly grease to the bearings before
installing. Does anyone have any advice on what I should
do?
my farmall c and ran into a problem. When I measured the
journals on the crankshaft they repeatedly measured
1.745. Standard rod bearings are 1.75. So I ordered the
.010 undersized rod bearings as I was told from a tech on
Steiner tractor parts. When I removed the old rod
bearings and looked at the stamp on the back, I realized
they were standard bearings but some were worn and
discolored pretty good. I went back on steiner and they
once again told me if I measured 1.74 on the journals to
use the .010 undersized bearings that I had bought. The
issue Im running into is when I dropped the first piston in
and torqued the rod bearing cap down (40-45 foot
pounds with the cotter pin style nuts, as I read online) the
crank shaft locks right up and I can no longer move the
crank. Even when jacking the tractor up to put it in gear
and spin the tires. But once I loosen the rod bearing cap
and take the cap off the crank and piston move as they
should. I applied assembly grease to the bearings before
installing. Does anyone have any advice on what I should
do?