[AT] WD45 questions

Gunnells, Bradley R brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu
Wed Nov 14 14:26:20 PST 2012


While this isn't nearly as entertaining as the recent burn-out thread the fact the words Allis Chalmers has come up compelled me to send this. This is a tractor related question.  :-)

I acquired a decent WD-45 through my dad (he did some work on another WD-45 and got this one for his efforts) and there are a couple if things I'm looking to "fix".

The first item is the hydraulic valve leaks. Or I'm going to call it the valve as it sits on top of the pump. Is this something like an o-ring type repair? Here is a picture with a pointer to where the fluid is coming from since I find it hard to describe.

http://www.southslope.net/~gunnells/allis/HydValve.jpg

Next on the list, is the manifold has an exhaust end gasket gone so I need to pull it and see if it needs surfaced or just a new gasket set. The studs are quite rusted on the ends and I don't know that I can get the nuts taken off and put back on without replacing the studs. How likely are the studs to be seized in the head and nearly impossible to remove?

The last thing is the slop in the steering. This unit has power steering which is great but I'd like to tighten it up as it's pretty loose. My WC is tighter but even it can start to wobble when running down the road.

If can can get these items squared away it will be a nice working tractor and maybe one day get a fresh coat of orange with some decals!

I have an IT manual for the WC/WD/WD45 but it's not overly helpful when your looking deep into the details. That's where this list and it's wealth of knowledge really are amazing.

Thanks for any help!
Brad


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