[AJD] John Deere A Main Bearings and crankshaft R&R

[wwwayne johnson]

I have found the best bet is a good machine shop as these have to be select 
fit
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris C" <jdnutinwa at yahoo.com>
To: "ATIS LIST" <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 10:27 AM
Subject: [AJD] John Deere A Main Bearings and crankshaft R&R


> UPS Delivered my crank the other day.  I was highly
> skeptical that the Ebay crank I had bought would be
> useable,  so off to the machine shop I went.   It
> measured out still within original specs,  much to my
> relief.   It will get magnafluxed and polished next
> week and them it will be time to try and get it into
> the tractor.
>
>
>    I was searching through my parts books looking for
> undersized Main Bearings.  I did not see any listed,
> but I could swear I heard someone say that you could
> get them through Deere?   Anyone undersized mains in
> an A before?
>
>     I was happy to find out that I could order the
> insert bearings for my rods at $16 a set.  I thought
> they would be much more.   I', going to buy every
> insert rod that I run across now and quit trying to
> have anything re-babbitted.
>
>                       Chris
>
>
> Chris Carl
> Camano Island, Washington
>
> Collector of:
> John Deere
> Caterpillar
> Bucyrus Erie
>
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>  UPS Delivered my crank the other day.  I was 
> highly<BR>skeptical that the Ebay crank I had bought would 
> be<BR>useable,  so off to the machine shop I went.   
> It<BR>measured out still within original specs,  much to 
> my<BR>relief.   It will get magnafluxed and polished 
> next<BR>week and them it will be time to try and get it into<BR>the 
> tractor.<BR><BR><BR>    I was searching through my parts 
> books looking for<BR>undersized Main Bearings.  I did not see any 
> listed, <BR>but I could swear I heard someone say that you could<BR>get 
> them through Deere?   Anyone undersized mains in<BR>an A 
> before?<BR><BR>     I was happy to find out that I 
> could order the<BR>insert bearings for my rods at $16 a set.  I 
> thought<BR>they would be much more.   I', going to buy 
> every<BR>insert rod that I run across now and quit trying to<BR>have 
> anything re-babbitted. 
> <BR><BR>                       
> Chris<BR><BR><BR>Chris Carl<br>Camano Island, Washington<br> <br>Collector 
> of:<br>John Deere<br>Caterpillar<br>Bucyrus Erie<p> 
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