[AT] MF 135

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

We've gotten the brakes changed on both sides. Changing the outer seal is 
certainly not for the faint of heart! I read somewhere online someone 
suggesting taking the rear axle out and carrying it to your dealer to let 
them fight changing the bearing and seal. As long as you have a torch and a 
hydraulic press you can do it, but the first one will take you a little 
while as you figure it out. The hub wouldn't fit through my press frame so I 
had to dig through the scrap pile to find some heavy tubing to pillar up 
with.

Reassembling with the shims is a bit of guesswork. I found a guy with a 
service manual and it read the same as the 8N Ford and Dudleys 35. Still 
kind of a pain measuring the shims

John


-----Original Message----- 
From: jtchall at nc.rr.com
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 6:54 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] MF 135

Sounds like a plan anyway! Hopefully we'll have a chance to get the first
side put back together today.

John Hall


-----Original Message----- 
From: drupert at seanet.com
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 10:53 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] MF 135

...
> Anybody know the correct procedure for determining how many shims you
> need?
> We did an 8N Ford a couple weeks back and the service manual on it said to
> keep removing shims until you turned one axle by hand and the other
> rotated
> in the same direction, then add back one shim.
>
> John Hall

John, the Manual for the 35 says -

...with the rear jacked up "Turn one of the wheels and observe the
direction of rotation of the other wheel.  If the wheels turn in the same
direction, there is insufficient clearance between the ends of the axle
shafts."  The manual goes on to say that the correct axle End Play is not
less that 0.002" nor greater than 0.008"

I don't know if the 35 and 135 are the same but at least we know from what
your manual says for the 8N and mine says for the 35 that the 8N and 35
appear to be the same in this regard.  And, if I had to guess, I would
think the 135 is the same as the 35 and conclude that all three models are
the same.  But, it would be nice if someone had a 135 manual and could
remove the guess work -

Dudley

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