11-08-2017, 03:24 PM
My tractor refurbishment continues to occupy all of my days off as well as all of my workshop. The current piece getting all the attention is the front axle- need to overhaul the kingpins and hubs so I can remount the front frame so I can rehang the engine so I can install the flywheel so I can check runout before I install the clutch......
The kingpin bushes on the left-hand side were in horrible shape and I could not drive the top one out. The shaper came to the rescue, I used a V-shaped slotting tool to cut through one side of the bush, somehow without even realising the bushes are split on one side, I fortuitously made the cut directly opposite the split and the bush virtually fell out in two pieces.
The kingpin bushes on the left-hand side were in horrible shape and I could not drive the top one out. The shaper came to the rescue, I used a V-shaped slotting tool to cut through one side of the bush, somehow without even realising the bushes are split on one side, I fortuitously made the cut directly opposite the split and the bush virtually fell out in two pieces.
Lathe (n); a machine tool used in the production of milling machine components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.