37 A Oil Filter

[Anonymous-0]

I have purchased a 37 A that does not have a oil filter, just an empty canister without any hardware inside. I guess previous owner done away with reusable filter. Can someone give me a list of part #"s needed for converting to a paper filter. This is my first JD tractor. I have 6 other brands, but I am not too familiar with the JD"s. Any help would be very helpful. Thanks.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Do you mean that the metal parts (through bolt, bottom cover, spring & washers) are all there and you just need the filter proper? If so, I'm sure you can get a replacement filter element at your nearest auto parts or NAPA store. The oil filter element I use in my 39 A is the same one listed for the JD 4020 w/ internal (oil pan) location of the filter. I'm not looking at my parts book right now but chances are yours is the same.

The item you buy should come complete with two rubber gaskets, one larger and one smaller. You'll need the larger one.

 

[Anonymous-0]

I have read that the unstyled A came with a brass/copper reusable filter. To convert to a paper filter I need several parts; (washers, spacers,adapter, etc.) My local JD dealer says that a conversion kit is not available. They don't seem to know very much about tractors before 1950 or so. If I had part #'s I might could get them from the dealer. Thanks

 

[Anonymous-0]

I found my A parts book but it's missing the first 8 pages--page 9 shows the filter head assembly but not the can. It looks like there was an engineering break at S.N. 584000, but my 39 A is a 487--- and it accepts the paper element. The cannister and internal parts look the same as on the 60 (same element as 4020).

E-mail me and I will send you part nos. from my 60 book that, at least, will give you a starting point at the parts counter.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Do you have a parts book? If you have access to PC675, look at page 7. You can go down the row and pick out the parts that need to be changesd for a pre-S/N 488,000, the point where they changed from the spun-brass Purolator element to the paper type, to use the 488,000 and up paper filter. I'm going to try and post that page here, so if it doesn't work out. e-mail me at [email protected] and I'll get it to you.

Frank

 

[Anonymous-0]

Thanks alot for all the information. I'll stop by the dealer monday and take care of these parts. Thanks.

 

[Anonymous-0]

I converted my 37 A several years ago to paper filter. Just got all the parts (as shown in the other post) from a newer A at a junkyard and they bolt right in.