Farmall Regular

[ACN]

hello, Currently working on my first tractor restore and it is a 1930 farmall regular..... any tips or tricks how to get a frozen up flywheel off? i have tried pullers to no success i have all of the pistons free and the sleeves look excellent however the crank is set up so any help is appreciated thanks in advance.

 

[Andrew Z]

im confused do you have the engine spinning free or just cant get the flywheel to come off? do you have the rod caps off? do the main berings look like they are full of rust? these of course are ball bearings could get stuff in there and prevent them from spinning.

Andrew

 

[Anonymous-0]

You may have to remove the entire engine and then remove the flywheel and crankshaft as one unit and then have the flywheel pressed off. That's how I did my F20s and 30.

 

[ACN]

I cannot pull the crank as i cannot get two of the rod caps off because of the angle they are at the crank itself will not turn and i know it is not the two pistons that are still attached so i'm assuming the crank is stuck

 

[John Gustafson]

I'm trying to recall what we did on our 28 Regular, but there the flywheel came off quite easily. Ours was stuck pretty badly but it was the pushrods and the cam that were locked up. Water had gotten down in the cam followers after the valve cover had rusted open. Once we got the front gear off of the cam, the crank was free. The crank does remove to the rear, so after you get the timing gear off, not an easy chore, some gentle persuasion from the front and everything slides to the rear including the front bearing.

 

[ACN]

thanks a million john it was infact the cam i can't believe i did not think of this sooner i appreciate all the help

 

[James Williams]

ACN,Ive broke about 10 of these Fseries loose and Ive never seen a crank stuck.I put peices of pipe in the holes that are in the flywheel and use a 6 ft bar to rock the motor back and forth.I have used a 3/4 peice of steel on top of the pistons and hit them with a 20 lb sledge,and never hurt any thing.And if you fill the pistons with deisel fuel and light them several times they will come loose.Clean the cylinders good,dig all the dirt out from the top of the pistons and soak it with PB blaster or what ever you have faith in and let it soak for several weeks jaring the pistons daily

jimmy