john deere b rear end

[Jeremy White]

finally im makin progress on rebuilding the transmission and rear end on my 1939 B and now im trying to set the tightness on the bull gear and the axles. my question is how tight should they be? I can pull on them pretty firm at the bull gear and theyll roll through pretty good but at the outer end of the axle I cant turn them easy at all unless I put a wrench on it! I tried backing the nut off a little more but then the bull gear seems loose! is this ok or should I loosen it a little more? could someone please help or at least get me pointed in the right direction! Thanks for any advice given!

 

[Rusty wheel]

If you can turn them through from the bull gear end they should be ok. They would be harder to turn from the other end. That's the same as turning a gear box from the output shaft. If you think they're too tight, smack them on the end with something heavy and see if they loosen up a little.