424 3 pt hitch

[Dave in Southern IL]

I am putting a new seal on the work piston for the 3 pt hitch. When I opened the hydraulic housing I found a piece of plastic hose (5"long) and a link with a hook attached to it laying in the bottom of the housing. A longer part of the chain with a short piece of hose is still attached to the linkage on the control valve. I haven't found a broken link yet that would account for the two separate pieces. Does anyone know how long the chain should be and where it attaches to the rockshaft? I am assuming that it has something to do with the draft control. I could not find anything in the archives and it is not pictured in my Blue Ribbon Shop Manual. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[metalmender]

Innworked on one of those for my uncle one time and remember the chain issue, I guess the way I figured it out was by looking at an exploded parts diagram, I assembled it as it was shown and miraculousley enough it still works beautifuly today, good luck

 

[Dave in Southern IL]

Thanks, I'll figure it out eventually.