[AT] Farmall A? question

[charlie hill]

Quite often on those A's there is a bearing in the bottom end of the
steering box (supports the lower end of the worm) that goes bad and causes a
lot of lost motion.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ivan Cousins" <ivancou at usachoice.net>
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Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall A? question


> Grant ,  the serial # is stamped in the block , on a raised boss above the
> mag right next to the head gasket .    Not always a perfect match but
close
> .
>  However there are two possible locations for the actual tag .  The early
39
> 's were on a tag mounted on the pedal guard below the operators platform ,
> the rounded piece of tin .  If its still there .
>  Then they were put on the inside of the left seat frame on later models .
> You didnt say how the hood is fastened on , the 40 's and up used a hook ,
> however the 39 used a dzues fastener that sorta resembles a bolt on the
head
> . The very early 39 also used a choke cable type pull switch to short the
> mag out as opposed to the switch which was mounted on the throttle plate .
> There are several other differences in the 39 vs 40 +       but parts are
> interchangable .  Then there are casting codes that can put it within a
year
> or so .  Guy Fay or Jim becker are the guru's on that .
> Steering , I've had problems with all 3 of mine , the arm coming out of
the
> steering box comes loose and causes a lot of extra play , the gear inside
> wears , and the balls on the tie rods wear . The tie rods are adjustable .
>
> Ivan
>
>
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