[Farmall] Hydraulic Pump

[John Gustafson]

There is a risk that the washer is leftover from a previous repair. Sort of 
like the surgeon leaving sponges in the patient. The sad thing is you don't 
know and without a very specialized piece of equipment (a borescope) you 
have no choice but to start disassembling to find out.  This could also be 
an indicator of a jack leg who didn't put the washer back  in which case you 
are still working on borrowed time.

Looks like the general advice is to disassemble and inspect and I would 
strongly agree. Loose stuff flying around a running engine never results in 
a cheap repair.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dale" <flya737 at aol.com>
To: <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 7:34 PM
Subject: [Farmall] Hydraulic Pump


> During?a recent oil & filter change, I probed into the oil drain plug 
> hole?to see if there was any metal in the pan, only to find a rather large 
> washer (which I was able to pull out)!? A local mechanic identified it as 
> the lock washer (about 1" with a locking tab on the inside edge) from the 
> hydraulic pump.?Since we have a belly mower installed,?he asked if the 
> "Touch Control" was working.? I answered "yes" and he said just keep using 
> it until it quits working.? THEN have it fixed.? Another mechanic said he 
> would fix it now, since it could damage something (he mumbled!).? What 
> should I do?
>
> Dale Finch
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