[AJD] governor - 1953 50 - I screwed up

[Dean VP]

Duane,

As a desperate try, you might put a few gallons of kerosene or gasoline in the crankcase with the crankcase plug in and then remove
the plug and drain the cavity. If you are lucky the screw might come out into your container. 

Dean VP
Snohomish, WA

Change occurs "when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of change!"


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From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
David Ransom
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 2:31 PM
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Subject: [AJD] governor - 1953 50 - I screwed up

I screwed up.

Today I tried to put the 1953 50's governor back together.  To make it 
easier to clean out the inside of the housing, I removed the "H401R, Lever, 
Inside Governor" (the thing that the thrust bearing pushes when the weights 
push the thrust bearing).  When I tried to put it back on, I lost one of the 
little machine screws, presumably somewhere down inside the crankcase.  I 
removed the top crankcase cover and reached around in there, and I drained 
the oil, and felt around inside the crankcase some more, and got all oily 
but didn't find the screw.

Have any of you ever lost one of these screws like that?  If so, where did 
it turn up?

Should I be taking off the cylinder block, the governor housing, or 
something else to look for it?

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