Welcome! Please use the navigational links to explore our website.
PartsASAP LogoCompany Logo (800) 853-2651

Shop Now

   Allis Chalmers Case Farmall IH Ford 8N,9N,2N Ford
   Ferguson John Deere Massey Ferguson Minn. Moline Oliver
 
Marketplace
Classified Ads
Photo Ads
Tractor Parts
Salvage

Community
Discussion Forums
Project Journals
Your Stories
Events Calendar
Hauling Schedule

Galleries
Tractor Photos
Implement Photos
Vintage Photos
Help Identify
Parts & Pieces
Stuck & Troubled
Vintage Ads
Community Album
Photo Ad Archives

Research & Info
Articles
Tractor Registry
Tip of the Day
Safety Cartoons
Tractor Values
Serial Numbers
Tune-Up Guide
Paint Codes
List Prices
Production Nbrs
Tune-Up Specs
Torque Values
3-Point Specs
Glossary

Miscellaneous
Tractor Games
Just For Kids
Virtual Show
Museum Guide
Memorial Page
Feedback Form

Yesterday's Tractors Facebook Page

  
Tractor Talk

Re: ( Ken McWilliams) I Shimmed them bearings / Painting Graphics On Old Tractors


[ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Tractor Talk ]

Posted by That's great!! --- Ken McWilliams on September 22, 1998 at 20:08:36:

In Reply to: ( Ken McWilliams) I Shimmed them bearings / Painting Graphics On Old Tractors posted by Tyler on September 22, 1998 at 18:33:11:

Tyler,

I'm glad to hear you were successful with the bearing shimming. To do it that way is very tedious. You probably sanded and checked many times to get it right. That's what it is all about when you can't find parts -- you make them fit.

Boy! I've sure done it on this CASE 420B backhoe tractor with all the cannibalized parts.

I haven't gotten around to painting on the graphics. I designed the lettering in AutoCAD to the best that I could determine by looking and what few pictures I've seen. Yes, I have printed a full size out on the printer. My plan is when the paint on it now has had a couple of weeks curing, I would apply masking tape over the area and use blue "carbon" paper and trace the image onto the tape and use a razor knife to trim out the image. Then I was going to use black spray paint. Fortunately, the industrial tractors were "transport yellow" with black lettering.

Thanks for your interest in my project.

Good luck on your bearings and watch the oil pressure. You may schedule a tear-down in a few months to check for wear. I had a Ford 428 Cobra-Jet that had a slightly bent rod and would wear the bearing unevenly and wore the crankshaft in just a few weeks. I required turning the crank and getting the rods straighten, but I wish I would have found it sooner before the crank was damaged.

Ken McWilliams
Dayton, Ohio
*******************************************************
: I pulled the pan off and plastic gauge all the bearing and mic the journals
: The 1st and 4th where smaller I used .002 shime material under each bearing
: and trimed the bearing down with a peice of glass and emery to keep them square.
: This brought all the bearing to a .002 clearance after regauging. Even increased
: my oil pressure by three pounds the 18. The knock is gone.

: PS. Did you letter your backhoe yet? If not use you printer to make a pattern,
: then take a brad nail and perforate the outline. turn over and lightly sand to open
: holes. You can put white contact paper on the area you wish to apply the graphics
: then tape the pattern over it. To transfer the image, place some blue chalk in the center
: of a 6"x6" cloth and tie into ball. Pounce the pattern and rub. The image can now be cut
: with a X-acto type knife. Peel and paint, if you are wooried about bleeding under the mask
: just paint first with base color then with top coat color. Or if your handy with a quill ( lettering brush )
: just pounce right to area and skip the mask.
: Hope this helps.

: Tyler North East Ohio




Follow Ups:



Post a Followup

:
:

: Re: Re: ( Ken McWilliams) I Shimmed them bearings / Painting Graphics On Old Tractors

:

:

:

:


[ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Tractor Talk ]

TRACTOR PARTS TRACTOR MANUALS
We sell tractor parts!  We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]

Home  |  Forums


Today's Featured Article - The Nuts and Bolts of Fasteners - Part 2 - by Curtis Von Fange. In our previous article we discussed capscrews, bolts, and nuts along with their relative hardness and thread sizes. In this segment we will finish up on our fasteners and then work with ways to keep them from loosening up in the field. Capscrews, bolts and nuts are not the only means of holding two parts together. When dealing with thinner metals like sheet tin, a long bolt and ... [Read Article]

Latest Ad: Oliver 550 Diesel runs like a watch three point hitch pto engine gone threw about two hundred hours ago nice clean tractor [More Ads]

Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.

All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy

TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.

Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters

Website Accessibility Policy