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    Ferguson TO30 Front Axle Support Housing

    My '53 rehab project keeps throwing me curve balls. The latest one is the front axle support housing (see photo). The bores were egg shaped and I was getting ready to bore and sleeve it when I saw the notch. Shame on me. Should have noticed it sooner. The notch in the housing thins the top...
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    Amateur Hour: TO-30 splitting

    I think you nailed it. As a retired design engineer I agree with the previous comments of "har, har, har". I have no idea why anyone would design such a thin (0.071) flange begging to be sheared off. Luckily my ring gear seems properlly located, tight and true so I won't replace the flywheel.
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    Ferguson TO30 Mystery Ring

    Too stiff to bend down to clutch diameter. It would break. Another look showed that although the OD is smooth and there are signs of contact on the faces near the OD (see photo), the ID is rough all around and looks like it sheared off along a more or less constant diameter. It looks like it...
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    Ferguson TO30 Mystery Ring

    when i split the engine from the transmission on my Ferguson TO30 tractor, I found what looks like a broken large diameter internal snap ring in the transmission housing. The OD is slightly smaller than the flywheel OD, around 11", is 0.071 thick and 0.14" radial thickness. There are signs...
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    Ferguson TO30 Exhaust Pipe

    That's what it looks like, an aftermarket manifold that works with the stock TO35 exhaust system.
  6. OldFart187

    Ferguson TO30 Exhaust Pipe

    My 1953 TO30 with Continental Z129 engine has a flat 3 bolt flange exhaust manifold. I need a new exhaust system but can't find one with a 3 bolt flange that fits the TO30. The MF135 pipe has the 3 bolt flange but the bend geometry may be different. Where did my 3 bolt flange manifold come...
  7. OldFart187

    Ferguson TO30 Front Axle Support Housing Rebore

    Pin is a 0.010 loose fit in the housing bore. If you bond it in, subsequent dissassembly would be difficult or impossible, thus the bushings.
  8. OldFart187

    Ferguson TO30 Front Axle Support Housing Rebore

    Yes, that stuff was recommended a few times. How did you bore it out?
  9. OldFart187

    Ferguson TO30 Front Axle Support Housing Rebore

    My front axle housing pin bore is worn at the bottom of the bores by 0.098 at the front and 0.026 at the rear. The fix will be to bore it out and install sleeves. Any suggestions how to do that? I have a RF30 mill drill, a 7" swing Logan 200 lathe and a 50mm, 1/2 shank boring head. I just...
  10. OldFart187

    Dual Belt Pulley for Ferguson TO30

    My front end loader pump is driven by a spline shaft and coupling off the crankshaft. I plan to move the pump to the side and use a belt drive. The pump takes 10hp so a good belt wrap will be needed. In order to accomplish that, I'll replace the stock crankshaft pulley with a two groove type...
  11. OldFart187

    Ferguson TO30 Governor Failure

    When I pulled the oil pan, there were pieces of the governor ball cage in the bottom. I'll need to replace the governor but am concerned about another similar failure. There are 10 balls and slots and all ten had sheared off and the balls were loose in the governor. After 72 years maybe this...
  12. OldFart187

    Ferguson TO30 Extra Long Front Axle Bushing

    Right on. The zerk fitting sends the grease down the drilling, around a 1/4"wide, 1/16" deep groove in the sleeve to 2 radial holes, each 20 degrees from the bottom. This will put the grease into the bottom quadrant where the load is. Regular greasing will keep things slippery, inhibit rust...
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    Ferguson TO30 Extra Long Front Axle Bushing

    Ferguson bushing bores are likely made oversize by the amount of the desired press fit so that no finish boring or reaming is needed. That's what I'm looking for. A stock fit bushing only a little longer.
  14. OldFart187

    Ferguson TO30 Extra Long Front Axle Bushing

    I’ve been considering bronze, Oilite or otherwise. I’d like to avoid buying a reamer and reaming or boring if possible and would rather install with a slight clearance for loctite. That way the ID and internal clearance is preserved. Lathe work for the OD is possible and free. I’ve seen...
  15. OldFart187

    Ferguson TO30 Extra Long Front Axle Bushing

    My front axle bushing had been replaced with a DIY repair bushing 2-5/8 long, likely intended to help with the extra force from the front end loader. The housing was removed from the tractor. The (dry) bushing had rusted to the hollow pin and had to be driven out with a sledge hammer, not a...
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