Another thing to look at on my 648

[JSinMO]

Hey Hey they finally got here!

Now I got to have time to go work on it!

[myerslawnandgarden]

I just learned today that our area will no longer have an evening mail truck picking up from the Post Offices and taking mail to the regional sorting center. There will only be a morning run. Im going to have to figure out another way to get my water samples to the lab.

Tim,

You might consider Spee-Dee Delivery since you're in Wisconsin as long as your lab is in their delivery area. They are expanding service into the Kansas City area April 8th.

Bob

[CaseIngersollNE]

Hey Hey they finally got here!IMG_4677.jpeg
Now I got to have time to go work on it!

Glad you got them, they were in you state 2 days from shippin CT and bounced around for a week....Insane!! And ridiculous ...

[Eugen]

Hey Hey they finally got here!IMG_4677.jpeg
Now I got to have time to go work on it!

Awesome!! Were you able to get a kit for the steering cyl?

Jeff, one thing I'd recommend, just to be on the safe side. I'm sure you got the right kits, but I tend to be on the cautious side and if I were you I'd take out the old seals and o-rings carefully and I'd compare them visually with those you got. It doesn't hurt to make sure they're the same size. Wish you an easy installation!

[JSinMO]

Hey Hey they finally got here!IMG_4677.jpeg
Now I got to have time to go work on it!

Awesome!! Were you able to get a kit for the steering cyl?

Jeff, one thing I'd recommend, just to be on the safe side. I'm sure you got the right kits, but I tend to be on the cautious side and if I were you I'd take out the old seals and o-rings carefully and I'd compare them visually with those you got. It doesn't hurt to make sure they're the same size. Wish you an easy installation!

No I haven’t been able to get the power steering cylinder apart yet. I ordered a proper wrench for it and that is supposed to be here Thursday, then it’s just down to having the time to try it again.

Yes good point I will definitely be comparing the new seals to the old ones to make sure there good before it all goes back together!

[Harry]

Hey Hey they finally got here!IMG_4677.jpeg
Now I got to have time to go work on it!

Awesome!! Were you able to get a kit for the steering cyl?

Jeff, one thing I'd recommend, just to be on the safe side. I'm sure you got the right kits, but I tend to be on the cautious side and if I were you I'd take out the old seals and o-rings carefully and I'd compare them visually with those you got. It doesn't hurt to make sure they're the same size. Wish you an easy installation!

Yes, that’s an excellent Eugen. Harry

[JSinMO]

I had a a little time today to continue working on the 648. The tools I ordered came in so I had to try the gland wrench first thing.

The cap on the power steering came loose easily! The gland is aluminum and I was worried about tearing it up. I’m glad I ordered the spanner. I would have like for my home made tool to work, but sometimes you just need the right tool! I decided not to disassemble it yet, i want to get the others done first and getting it loose was what I worried about.

I took the lift cylinder rod I already had out and chucked it into the vice. I used a block of wood to support it.

I was able to disassemble it with no problems and started cleaning thing up.
Looking over things I don’t think these cylinders have ever been apart before. There’s basically nothing left of the wipers but it seems the were some sort of fiber material.

I spent more time cleaning the parts than anything else! I also noticed the back up rings on the piston were a fiber material as well. Not sure if you’ll be able to see the difference between the old and new in this picture.

This is a job that certainly needed to be done. The old seals are all hard and misshaped. I’m very happy with the seal kits. They had everything I needed, including new retainer rings.

With the first cylinder reassembled I put it back in the tube.

I was able to fit it back into place without much trouble. And with that I finished my first cylinder rebuild!

I moved on to the other lift cylinder and started taking it apart. I had a small piece of hickory left over from when I made the pitman stick for the #39 sickle mover so I cut it into some wedges to use to tap the glands down to get the retainer ring out. They worked well.

I also rigged up a come along and chain to help put the rods out.

I got the second rod disassembled and cleaned. I noticed the tube on this one has a burr on it so I think I’ll borrow my Dremel tool and sand it out.

That seemed like a good stopping point for today.
Hopefully I’ll be able to continue tomorrow and get most of this finished!

[DavidBarkey]

@JSinMO Progressing nicely .

[RoamingGnome]

@JSinMO Great update! Thanks for the story and photos

[CaseIngersollNE]

Great Job keep up the good work! Yes we add back up rings and both spiral retainer rings to our kits! I have no idea why they are not in the original kits.... Talk soon. Ryan