[AJD] Model L steering box

[greg at theoldtractorcompany.com]

Check the LA parts catalog, PC151, page #47 down under the listings text. 
AL20244 is the changeover kit #
And no, no #"s anywhere. Wish it were different


Greg



Greg Stephen
The Old Tractor Company
Stephen Equipment Company
PO Box 709
Franktown, CO 80116
303-663-5246
303-468-0377 FAX<<--GREAT WAY TO REACH ME!

On Wed Jan 17  6:56 , 'Duane Larson' <jdlarson at comcast.net> sent:

>Hi Greg,
>Can you look (probably again) at the outer race and see if there are ANY 
>markings on the NOS bearing?  It seems unusual a bearing would have NO info 
>on it, as I doubt Deere made it.
>The conversion kit was covered in the Service Hints 8-L, Moline Tractor 
>Works, March 1946 (but I'll bet you already know this - others may not).
>Regards,
>Duane
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: greg at theoldtractorcompany.com>
>To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" 
>antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 1:26 AM
>Subject: RE: [AJD] Model L steering box
>
>
>> And leave us not forget, there was a conversion kit available at one time 
>> from JD.
>> So apparently Deere recognized this very same problem and engineered a 
>> solution to be
>> able to use more commonly available bearings
>>
>> Don't EVEN ask how much the kits cost, it was insane 15 years ago and 
>> still insane
>> today. I've often thought about replicating the kit to take care of this 
>> problem. I've
>> also thought of the bushing-conversion process also. It's just a very 
>> irritating
>> problem that needs a solution
>>
>> Greg
>>
>> if the need arises, I still have 1 NOS steering bearing residing in my 
>> desk, where I
>> can glance at it from time to time while I await divine inspiration (!)
>>
>>
>>
>> Greg Stephen
>> The Old Tractor Company
>> Stephen Equipment Company
>> PO Box 709
>> Franktown, CO 80116
>> 303-663-5246
>> 303-468-0377 FAX
>>
>> On Tue Jan 16 22:24 , 'Brad' bloomis at charter.net> sent:
>>
>>>My latest .02¢.
>>>I'm working swing this week and dealing with about 50 frozen, burst water
>>>lines and valves so it will be difficult to get a hold of my branch 
>>>manager
>>>at Motion. However I took a print out of John's photo to work and an old
>>>timer said, go look in the scrap bin at those hubs off John's 57 Chevy. So
>>>you ask, what the heck are back plates, hubs, drums etc. doing in the 
>>>scrap
>>>bin at a winery? Don't ask. Anyway, I found a very similar bearing labeled
>>>"New Departure" with the number of 909701. I put the calipers to it and it
>>>isn't close, 1.71 OD, 1.11 ID, and .5 high with one less ball. Doing a
>>>Google on ND with the part number revealed the first hit as someone 
>>>looking
>>>for that exact bearing for a governor on the YTMAG forum from two years 
>>>ago.
>>>Just so they know, a wheel bearing from a 57 Chevy is the same. Close in
>>>style to the L bearing, but not  quite. Same old timer, suggested looking 
>>>at
>>>Ford Falcon wheel bearings from the early sixties. Who knows?
>>>
>>>I'll still pursue Motion as a possible source. The UHMW idea sounded
>>>plausible and probably not that hard. We use a lot of it at work. Can be
>>>purchased from Mc Master Carr in many forms. Machines pretty easily.
>>>
>>>This is a fun hunt, well maybe for me since I don't own the poor thing 
>>>that
>>>needs the bearings. Heck, my only Deere is still my 20 year old push 
>>>mower.
>>>
>>>Brad Loomis
>>>San Miguel, CA
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>I just  examined the upper bearing race, as this is
>>>easily removable when the steering box is
>>>disassembled. I could not find any markings on it. To
>>>make sure I did not miss anything, I had my wife,
>>>Kathy, take a good look at it , too, since her
>>>quilter's eyes are good  at finding small details.
>>>Nada.
>>>
>>>I have never removed one of the lower bearing races as
>>>this is either pressed into the body of the steering
>>>box or machined into the box (never examined it that
>>>closely to determine which).
>>>
>>>John Boehm
>>>Woodland, CA
>>>Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com
>>>
>>>
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