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    MF 240/135 Steering Issue

    Have you found this thread? Search for "Power Steering Sloppy". Only the 1st post shows up. Part of my saga, and still working on it. If you disconnect the turnbuckle and get something to to fit in the pin hole of the valve cylinder, you can pull and push and the power steering should go in...
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    Interesting puzzle- Not the standard Massey 65 steering problem

    And your saga is still being read. Thanks.
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    Junior‘s Tractor Shop: Super 90 head gasket replacement: Massey Ferguson

    It looks like the same post 5 times over. :)
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    MF165 Clutch Adjustment with FEL

    The three internal pressure plate clearance bolts accessible through the bottom plate,
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    MF165 Clutch Adjustment with FEL

    I adjusted the clutch today. The bolts were loose and way off. At least 200 thou. for each of them. I could only adjust to about 120 before the wrench would slip off the heads. But the clutch works great now. No more grinding.
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    MF165 Clutch Adjustment with FEL

    No. not yet. I needed a day to recover before tacking that.:)
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    MF165 Clutch Adjustment with FEL

    Well, I got the crossmember down. That was a bit of work for a one-man-job. Someone spent some time beefing this thing up a little. The crossmember has two pieces of 1/2" steel welded for support.
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    MF165 Clutch Adjustment with FEL

    Thanks. The weld repair was limited to the vertical post mount. You can see in image 0039 that on the left side there is only one cross member that goes right across. My first thought was if the loads would be carried by the diagonal cross supports to the engine block. But, better safe than...
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    MF165 Clutch Adjustment with FEL

    You can see here that it is also attached at the rear axle.
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    MF165 Clutch Adjustment with FEL

    Do these help a little.
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    MF165 Clutch Adjustment with FEL

    I have a MF165 with a MF235 loader. How much of the loader do I need to take apart to get at the access plate? The cross member is right below the plate. Do I need to provide some jacks to support the loader?
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    Massey Ferguson 175 auxiliary hydraulic pump

    Are you able to swap the hoses to the spools for the lift and curl?
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    fuel door fasteners on Massey 180

    A previous owner of my 165 welded a washer to a bolt head to solve that issue.
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    MF275 live PTO cannot be shifted on

    There are 17/32" wrenches available.
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    Help with ID and distributor

    The complete dizzy was purchased for my 6 volt pos. gnd. tractor. The points replacement was for a 12 volt neg gnd tractor.. I purchased new matching coils for both. I did not buy silicone leads.
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