[Farmall] Farmall H Head Installation

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

I ran into some head washers a while back that were hardened. The reason I 
noticed was because one of them was a bit mashed up. Checked it against the 
others with a file and it was soft. I didn't have time to make one out of 
tool steel and harden it so I put it back together with a new washer. 
Figured if it worked last time, it out to be good this go around.

John Hall

-----Original Message----- 
From: Spencer Yost
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 9:34 PM
To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Farmall H Head Installation

I don't remember enough about Farmall tractors to know for sure, but I do 
know that often head studs have thick washers that serve as bearing surfaces 
for the nuts.

Is it possible that the other studs are the outliers, and these two studs 
with washers are "right"?   I know you said you don't see them in any parts 
lists but I've seen them and used them on a few engines.  In fact, head 
bolts often have a washer-like flange for the same reason.  It certainly 
helps, with the proper lube, to provide an even clamping force on all studs.

Just a thought....

Spencer

> On Apr 20, 2015, at 6:59, szabelsk at gdls.com wrote:
>
> Pulled the head on my H to replace the head gasket, While I was removing
> off the head, I notices that two of the studs had thick washers under the
> nuts. These were heavy duty washers, about 1/8 thick (didn't measure
> them). While I was cleaning off the head I found another thick washer that
> would have been under one of the other nuts, only this one was thinner,
> only about 3/32 thick.  Don't understand why these were there, unless
> there is an issue with the threads on the studs and these are there to
> keep the nuts above the bad threads (will have to check).  Anybody have
> any idea why these would be there or if I need to put them back in? Don't
> believe they show up or are called out in any manual or assembly
> illustration.
>
>
> Carl Szabelski
>
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