austinsailor Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 Had to work this morning, but this afternoon I pulled the transmission and engine. I plan to use the pressure plate (clutch cover to the kids here) and clutch disk on the 23" b1b motor that is going back in. Problem is, the Fargo is pretty stuck, making it difficult to get the pressure plate off. So, I tried to pull the bellhousing, but one pin is too tall to let it slip off. So, I'll pull the whole crank, flywheel and pressure plate, then I can get to it. Got the pan off, but - the darn crankshaft pulley is 1 7/8". not the 1 13/16 like my others. I'll have to buy a socket tomorrow, then keep going. I did find that my hoist (dump) assembly has the oil tank built in (saves $100 or so), so I only need a pump and shaft. Bad news - a new pump is about $500, then I'll probably need hoses. Other bad news is the differential has a tremendous amount of slack in it. I guess I'll pull it out and see just what I'm dealing with. I might be in the market for new one. Quote
Young Ed Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 Those pins do move. We had one we had to push in to get the bellhousing off. Quote
austinsailor Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Posted March 4, 2011 I thought they might, but they have to go towards the flywheel and there isn't enough room to get it free. I can't get inside to push it out. Quote
Dave72dt Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 Replace the hoses. They're a safety issue. You won't be able to get out of the way fast enough if one blows. They're available in different pressure ratings. Get the better ones. Quote
41/53dodges Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 what does one do to mend the play in these larger diffs? my big 41' has it bad... Quote
JBNeal Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 The differential on the '49 had a lot of slop, but the gears were pristine. Bearing replacement and setting backlash tightened up the assembly nicely. These kinds of assemblies are designed to protect the gears and shafts by letting the bearings take the load and wear out first. Quote
MBF Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 I've heard that you can buy the bearing and spider gear kits from Vintage Power Wagons for the rear. I had one that had a lot of slop in it and drove it like that for over 10 yrs. The gears were in good shape, but it needs bearings. I found another center section in a junkyard for $75.00 and put it in as a "temporary" replacement while I rebuilt the original. That was about 3 yrs ago. I guess I better get motiviated. I'm going to build and set it on the bench and then swap it in when its done. Mine is a 3:89. Mike Quote
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