[Ford-ferguson] 2N overhaul help

[Spencer Yost]

Couple of things:

1 - A regular $99 shop press will press the liners - I have done it a few
times with no problems - even the thin-wall liners.  Just be careful to
make sure you start them straight.

2 - Bearings can look fine and still be so worn that they allow oil
pressure to drop.   Plasti-gauge them to be absolutely sure.   You can NOT
look at them and decide they are ok.   Replacing the oil pump is never a
bad idea anyways so do that do if you can afford it.

Good luck,

Spencer Yost
Owner, ATIS
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http://www.atis.net

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On 10/25/2004 at 6:17 PM Mike Sloane wrote:

>I started on overhauling the engine on my 2N yesterday. To make a long 
>story short, the piston ring grooves are badly worn, and a couple of the 
>rings are broken, So I need new pistons. Then I measured the liners, and 
>they are tapered about .030 top to bottom with a pretty good ridge at 
>the top. So it looks like I need liners too.
>
>So here is my question: the manuals I have tell me to remove the old 
>(steel) liners with something that looks like a muffler chisel - I think 
>I can do that with my air chisel. But then they say to use a special 
>arbor to install the new liners. I am used to IH liners that I can 
>install by just oiling them up well and giving them a smack with a 2 
>pound hammer on a block of wood. Apparently, if I do that to the Ford 
>liners there will be a good chance that I will "buckle" them and have to 
>start over. That isn't something I can afford to have happen.
>
>So how has anyone installed liners in a 9N-2N engine without having 
>access to the special arbor (or any way I can see to make one)? When I 
>worked for the New Holland dealer, I could walk out into the shop and 
>ask the mechanics or even borrow special tools, but that is no longer an 
>option. :-(
>
>While I am at it, before I tore the engine down, I had oil pressure that 
>started out OK but dropped to virtually nothing once the engine warmed 
>up. The bearings all appear to be fine, so I am guessing that the oil 
>pump needs to be rebuilt. And thoughts about that?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mike
>-- 
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