[AT] John Deere A

[Louis]

Dean,

I have been told by my local Deere parts manager, that Deere changed
vendors for their gaskets.  I can believe it.  Their prices went up
tremendously.  I have also had a problem with some gaskets not fitting
very good.  They are cut to small.  This has been with several gaskets
lately.  The gaskets, in the past, always fit good, now some of them fit
like crap.  I mentioned this to my local parts manager, he made a note
of it and will tell the territory rep..  This is using gasket sets with
the new part numbers.  If you can find gasket sets with the old part
numbers, snag them up.

Lou

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Walt:

Horizontal 2 Cylinder JD's don't have sleeves unless they are
aftermarket. Typical boring steps on a JD are 0.045, 0.090, 0.125. You
also can bore out and put in sleeves back to whatever sized piston you
want to use. Depending on how good the pistons are it might be cheaper
to try to use them again. Boring and sleeves can also get expensive too.
You can compare your potential costs to what you would have to pay at
Valu-Bilt

www.valu-bilt.com

I would suggest you not make any quick decisions on the block until you
get the pistons out.  Sometimes you can disconnect the rods from the
crank to help allow the pistons to move under applied pressure.
(BFH):-).  However, a little torque on the flywheel might pop the
pistons loose before you disconnect the rods. Worse case you can take
the block with stuck pistons out of the frame where it is then easier to
work on. Depending on the condition of the cylinder walls it might be
better to pull the pistons out the back. Might be less damage to the
ring lands that way. 

Gasket sets can be purchased directly from Deere or aftermarket. I tend
to stick with Deere's gaskets. 

An overhaul Gasket set AA4284R (Sub to RE524328) from your local JD
Deere Dealer is $95.00.

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
storeroom door 


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Ugly Green thing.
Ok so I had to  work on it anyway. We pulled the head today that thing
is 
heavy. The cylinders  look bad but I might be able to save them if I can
get the 
piston out they are  stuck. I will a gasket set and maybe sleeves I hope
not

but it looks like I may  need them now. I hate to tear something this
far down 
and put it back together  with bad parts. If there are any little things
that 
I should know at this point  it would be nice. This is my 1st old JD to
tear

down I have worked on newer ones  but they ain't the same thing. 

I found a gasket set for about $90  does that sound like a good price.  
Pistons however are GOLD. 

Walt  Davies
Cooper Hollow Farm
Monmouth, OR 97361
503 623-0460  

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