[Farmall] K5 bushings

[Skip Cleveland]

You are a genius. The tap method is shown in the Briggs & Stratton Flow Jet 
carburator service manual.

Skip
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karl Olmstead" <olmstead at ridgenet.net>
To: "Farmall list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 7:01 PM
Subject: [Farmall] K5 bushings


> Figured out a simpler way to pull the throttle shaft bushing on the Zenith 
> K5 carbureter.  The smaller throttle shaft bushing is 'blind'; it has carb 
> body behind it so that you can't push it out.  It has a 5/16" diameter 
> hole for the throttle shaft.  I ran in my 3/8" NC tap, threading the 
> bushing for about five turns, and then used a bolt and a stack of washers 
> to pull the bushing.  Picked up this trick from the John Deere guys; 
> that's how they pull the main nozzles on JD carbs.
>
> The K5 on my '36 F-20 was all black; no sign of gray or red paint.  Maybe 
> it was a replacement carb?  At any rate, I repainted it black.  Should be 
> able to start that tractor this weekend.
>
> -karl
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