[AT] pulling sleeves

[ken knierim]

On Mon, 2006-03-20 at 14:53, Kevin wrote:
> Best thing I found was mig weld 6 or 8 beads with the welder on LOW up the 
> sleeve wall.  Then get a peice of soft steel thinwall pipe an drive them 
> out. Just done a Farmall M that was dry sleeve, and there just aint much to 
> drive on in there.The bottom of the sleeve is even with the block, good 
> lighting is a must to get on the sleeve an not be hitting the block.  But 
> they all came out ok, just keep your grinder ready to fix the edge on the 
> pipe about twice on each sleeve. An 2 people can get them out way faster 
> than one can, as one can hold the pipe an another fella run the sledge.
> Kevin Mosier

I guess I should have been a little more specific. The sleeves aren't in
bad shape and I would like to reuse them (rather than spend $600 or so
on a new set). They are wet sleeves on this tractor. The main reason I
needed to pull them was to get at a broken stud. There are a couple that
go to the water jacket on this engine; one decided it was going to stay
and I hope to get access to it from where the sleeve was. I've also been
told repeatedly to replace the O-rings at the base of the sleeves since
it WILL leak there someplace when I get it fired up again... not
something I really want to have happen.

Now that I've got them out (hydraulic jacks and propane torches... good
tools to have!) I'm glad I went after them. There was at least 3" of
crud blocking the water jacket and I WOULD have had a heating problem if
I had ever put a load to it. As a kid I remember Dad grabbing a bucket
and filling the radiator from the river since the radiator leaked pretty
bad... I can see the result of it now! And it still amazes me what these
old beasts would endure and keep running! 

Now I have to get all that crud cleaned out of the engine. I scooped and
shoveled a bunch of it out yesterday and took a needle scaler after some
of the parts of the block (not the critical machined surfaces though!)
but haven't done anything with the sleeves yet. I expect to get at least
a 3-pound coffee can full of rust, mud and such out of the block... and
I have no idea what the head holds but it can't be much better. 

Dad figures that this engine MAY have been apart in the 1950's but said
he wasn't sure the sleeves had ever been out. From the look of them they
might have been in there since it was built (Dec 19, 1939). 

Thanks for all the suggestions!

Ken