vulcancowboy
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Progressing very nicely, I hope you aren't going to get any dirt on it when it is complete! 
1963 Case 530CK Backhoe/Loader
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stans1
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Thanks for the kind words hcallaway, I have really been enjoying this restore project. Being retired has given me the time to do this properly and not rush it like I have had to with some of my other projects in years past. I'll be posting a lot more............
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stans1
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Progressing very nicely, I hope you aren't going to get any dirt on it when it is complete!
Yeah, thanks, it's the reason that I haven't posted regularly I'm also painting the house with my wife. Thanks for following my project, you've really been a faithful follower and it makes it worth the time that it takes to post. Here is a teaser photo, I'm a lot farther in my project than my posts, but I thought it would be more entertaining if I still posted in the order of completion.
I'm actually a little further than this picture, but I don't want to get too far ahead of myself.
Billrog
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I had an old hoe similar yrs. ago and the nut on the top of the king pin or what ever it's called must be very tight or they tend to loosen and wreck havoc with the splines. The 1974 I had required 1,200 torch according to the manual. Looks like yours may have cotter pin don't recall if mine did or not. Nice work it will be worthy of every parade that Sparks Nevada has.
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stans1
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Hey Billrog, your hoe must have been in the 580B or something of that series, because I don't think they made the 530 beyond 1967. I could be wrong though. And to be honest with you I don't know what configuration was used in the later hoes (early 1970's). But, I do know that they used a king pin arrangement on the 580C model and later (a much better deal). Mine has the vertical spindle that you are referring to as the king pin and you couldn't be more right in your assessment with the loosening of the spindle and upper spline that connected the steering arm. That arrangement was, I think, a week link in the early design for Case. I noticed when I first bought my hoe in 1998 that the guy I bought it from had welded both right and left steering arms to the castle nuts and washers. I don't think he understood the relationship between all of the components. After I cut of the old welds and cleaned up the nuts I wound up mounting both thrust washers in my lathe and removing about .030 off the face of each thrust washer so that when the nut was tightened it could pull the vertical spindle further towards the receiving spline in the steering arm, (they originally used shims to adjust the play between mating parts), it was a hit and miss kind of thing (why I didn't grease anything until I got a good fit). And with the thrust bearing sandwiched between both thrust washers I was able to get a nice tight mating between spines of the spindle and arm. You know it used to wobble so bad that I couldn't use the two top gears, so I never roaded it.
As for the parade, no one's going to want to see this old piece of yellow iron...............Ha, Ha..........
wmonroe
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It is looking very good....and the teaser pic, wow! You are very skilled and I'm glad you are sharing this restore with us. I can't wait to see some pics or a video of it doing some digging.
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stans1
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Well, I'm glad you enjoyed the teaser, and really encouraged to share my project. I notice you've been following the project and that's real satisfying! You are correct too, I do plan to work it when it's completed, not a garage queen, but not regular work machine if you know what I mean? I've got a fair amount of jobs for it to do here at the place. You gave me an idea though, and that's to make a small movie when it's done, maybe, thanks. And I do plan on greasing all the pivoting and rotating parts regularly, I don't want it to deteriorate into the condition it was in before I started.
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stans1
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Wow, you know I didn't go to the links below your post when answering you originally, but I'll tell you I'm impressed with your attention to detail and skill that your pictures show. I'm sorry that I missed that first time, I must have been tired or something. I was a contractor in the 70's, 80's, and part of the 90's. Did both custom residential and commercial, so I have an understanding when it comes to construction and I can identify sanitary work. And you sir look like you do it in spades!
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stans1
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Thank you rutwad, I'm really glad you posted a picture of your machine. Shoot, I just shutter looking at it and thinking back at mine. I don't know how far you are going to go into yours, but I see some work ahead for you. I really like this old iron, it's not quite as heavy (weight wise) or big as the new Cases, but when they are running properly they can do a lot of work. In most cases; no pun intended, they can easily keep up with the modern tractors.
