Mystery Hardware

[rickdude]

While doing some work on the 8N I had the steering box off
and found this washer in the bottom of the housing behind the
clutch. It seems to run fine, shift well, does anyone recognize
this piece?

 

[Ultradog MN]

Looks like part of a starter bendix.
It's pretty common to have them break apart and the parts fall down into the clutch housing. They generally don't hurt anything laying down in the bottom so people leave them there till the next time the tractor gets split.

 

[warbaby]

x2

 

[rickdude]

Thanks Guys, I hadn't considered starter parts. When I found it below the clutch I automatically thought It must be a clutch part, but the starter totally makes sense.

 

[Phil N]

Starter Drive Part. Where did the term BENDIX come from anyway??????????

 

[Bruce(VA)]

From the name of the inventor.
75 Tips

 

[Phil N]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendix_drive#:~:text=The%20device%20allows%20the%20pinion,its%20inventor%2C%20Vincent%20Hugo%20Bendix.

Click on above. This is where the "Bendix" term coms from.

 

[Phil N]

The inventor of the original starter drive was Vincent Hugo Bendix. That's where Bendix comes from.

 

[HFJ]

(quoted from post at 13:35:07 01/22/21) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendix_drive#:~:text=The%20device%20allows%20the%20pinion,its%20inventor%2C%20Vincent%20Hugo%20Bendix.

Click on above. This is where the "Bendix" term coms from.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendix_drive

 

[R Geiger]

(quoted from post at 10:37:29 01/22/21) Thanks Guys, I hadn't considered starter parts. When I found it below the clutch I automatically thought It must be a clutch part, but the starter totally makes sense.
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like the helicopters!! was a helicopter mech for 40 plus years

 

[16tracker]

beautiful tractor!! dumb question but, is that some type of pre-filter on your intake?? i've never seen one of those. what are they called? looks pretty neat.

nice choppers btw

 

[1Rustic1]

(quoted from post at 13:38:50 01/22/21) beautiful tractor!! dumb question but, is that some type of pre-filter on your intake?? i've never seen one of those. what are they called? looks pretty neat.

nice choppers btw

Looks like the 1 of a kind Cyclone 2000.

 

[rickdude]

Thanks! I guess it would be called a pre-filter. Its an old style round paper element, I really don't know the history, it was on the tractor when I bought it. I had the tractor at work one
winter, the paint booth was pretty useful after hours.

 

[Tim PloughNman Daley]

Starter Bendix drive most likely as stated. I love the egg-beater too! I worked at Bell back in 2008 in Fort Worth.

Tim Daley(MI)

 

[rickdude]

Glad to see a fellow wrench on here, I’ve only been at it for
30+ years myself. Choppers pay the bills but tractors are fun.