New here w/ Ford 861

[Soundguy]

appreciate it. he probably won't raise the price too much after eharing that.

naw.

john smith is a great guy. Him and a coupleothers like RickB here on this forum. very safe guys to do business with. good people. always ready to help you out with good advice.. etc.

earlier this year when i had to rebuild the top end on my 4000 i got some pushrods from john smith and some great advice from rick and john.

apparrently there were a couple different rods and valve trains used.. so finding correct parts was a lil fun. NH wanted 18$ for one.. mine looked like spagheti!

a user here made a funny comment. he said push rods were like 'fuses' for engines. i had to laugh at that one.

good luck.

I think a good salvage cover is the real good fix for your issue. in a pinch if parts or $ were tight you could weld.. but a swap is better.

plus.. you may get lucky and the cam may not be badly worn. if it is.. you can weld it up BEFORE you assemble the cover with all your good parts.. plus.. since your cover is damaged.. you have less to worry about when taking the rockshaft and arms off as some people have busted them taking them off.. no pressure here though as yours is ALREADY busted... so almost a win win...

best of luck.. you got some wrench turning ahead of you... ( but nothing difficult... the hyds on the 55-64 machines are pretty straightforward.. just a bit tedious...

 

[jeff pk]

I'm not going to be able to get into it for a couple month---going to help a friend do some construction in So. Cal.

I'll buy the cover now though---already got the gasket kit.

So the cam is part of the cover, and the pin that wears is separate? Sound like fun! Can't wait to get it working right.

Thanks again...

 

[Soundguy]

the long rockshaft goes thru a rocker that has the cam on it.. I don't know if the cover you are buying has the rockshaft in it or not.. so you may be stuk with your old cam.

there aren't pics of the over for sale.

you can email JS and he'll let you know though.

the pin is in the linkage.. all covered in the service manual..

 

[Soundguy]

ok.. further looking.. looks like you will just get the blank cover.


here is the rockshaft I speak oc. the outer splines are for the lift arms.. the middle spline is for the lift ram arm that has the 'cam' surface on it that the follower pin rides.

here a pic of both. notice the raised ridge on the ram arm

 

[Florida_Farmer]

which ones. could be many types. some more replaceable than others..

There are 4 bolts that you loosen, lift the rear wheel you can spin it in or out... The hub looks like a disc. I can send a picture later today.
Thanks

 

[Soundguy]

yeah..a pic will help your description is quite generic for an adjustable rim. while some are manual, many are power adjust.

if it is a loop rim or pedal rim and dishable or with multiple steps it is a manual type..

 

[jeff pk]

Mowed today for two hours without surges. Must have been the coil. Thanks Soundguy for all your help!!!

 

[Soundguy]

yep.. them old dry coils aren't as good as oil potted ones..