[AT] Late JD B Camshaft Removal

[Al Jones]

Guys, did this go through?  Just making sure.....

Al

On Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 7:36 PM, Al Jones <farmallsupera1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>  I made a little more progress on our basket case '51 B John Deere,
> which I affectionately nickenamed "Madness."  (When I was little it
> was also known as the "Putter Putter" but that's another story.)
> Anyhow the pistons are stuck, I'm working on taking the block and
> pistons out as one unit.  It looks like the left hand connecting rod
> is going to contact the camshaft before it comes out.  I've been
> reading in the JD service manual, and it looks like that if I take the
> camshaft bearing housing loose, I can waggle the shaft enough to get
> the camshaft gear out of mesh from the crank, and turn it so I can
> take out the capscrews holding the gear to the shaft. Then once the
> gear is off the camshaft, I can slip the shaft out.  The instructions
> are not really clear.  Am I missing anything?  Any tips or tricks?
>
> Thanks,
> Al