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    Starter switch for M question

    For what its worth.... Every time my M's starter switch starts getting hot, I find that my battery cables are also dirty. Clean up the cables and battery terminals, and I'll betcha the switch works better, too.
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    Pentrating Oil

    MIBK is a great solvent for addition to a penetrating oil product. It is a ketone actually derived from acetone. It has strong solvent properties for many greasy oily things. In my working career we used it to manufacture professional lacquers and coatings. It is used as a lacquer retarder. It...
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    9N Front Axle Bolt Removal

    I went through this with my 8n last winter. Here's what I did that worked for me: First, be patient. Forget the torch and the BFH for right now. Squirt everything down with penetrating oil. Loosen the nuts but don't take them all the way off - two or three turns out at least. Go away for a day...
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    Earth Comb for Tractor (?)

    I owned a hardware store for many years. The 'hooked' fork is called a 'corn rake' and was used primarily to pull ear corn out of a crib or wagon. The bigger fork shown in front of the tractor is a 'cob fork' which was used to scoop up corn cobs. The corn rake came with a long handle. The cob...
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    12 volt conversion

    No, I just converted my '52 8N and everything works fine. Just better!
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    8n Clutch kit

    Here is a picture of the wedges we used to stabilize the engine. This is overkill. Two wedges are important and two are actually not very useful. The horizontal ones are the ones that keep the engine from leaning over at the worst possible moment. I used the kit to put in a new clutch, etc. in...
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    8n Front Axle Spacer Pin

    I have my '52 8n front axle support problem pretty well under control now. Had to take the axle support off the engine to drill out a twisted off King pin keeper bolt. That was why there wasn't one in the loader king pin assembly from 'My 8n engine fell off' in another post. So, after I got the...
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    8n Engine Fell Down

    Thanks! Everything you're suggesting makes sense. The plate itself appears too good to be made by the same person who did the welding! But, the welding is definitely sub-par quality. As of right now, it really won't make much difference. New king pin arrived today. We'll put in a new bushing...
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    8n Engine Fell Down

    Well! We got everything stripped off and cleaned up making ready to install new parts and make necessary repairs. Thanks Ultradog. Due to nice weather I fired up the water and power washed it today. Made a ton of difference and I'm sure it will make splitting and parts replacement that much more...
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    8n Engine Fell Down

    I share my bad experience here as a way to offer to others a warning as to what might happen as well as a request for helpful input for myself. Thank you. I would not think that this king pin working loose would be something on the radar for a thing that might frequently fail. In the hierarchy...
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    8n Engine Fell Down

    I'm trying to get photos here.
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    8n Engine Fell Down

    I just got back inside from taking some pictures. Thought I'd put them on here so maybe you can see what happened. I'm thinking that at one time somebody might have had a front end loader attached. The engine bracket seems a little different than what I'm seeing in the books. And, NO, I'm not...
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    8n Engine Fell Down

    Just wanted to share an 'experience' I enjoyed Saturday. Coming back from my woods with a little firewood and all of a sudden, 'Thunk', screetching! and the whole opera came to a halt. Shut everything off and went to the front to take a look. Well, the axle king pin had worked its way back out...
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    Help removing front axle bolts to mount new bumper

    Well, we got it off! AND, the new bumper is on. Once again, patience paid out in the end. For the benefit of others fighting this same problem, here is what I did. First, checked in here to be sure they were just bolts through holes and not threaded into anything. Second, got a BFWrech and tried...
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    Help removing front axle bolts to mount new bumper

    I still have to get the old ones off, though.
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