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Correct bolt installation on rear wheels

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Lon Jackson

03-14-2006 07:50:14




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MF/TO 35. Which is the proper way to install the bolts that connect the rear wheel rim to the center section. (i.e should the nuts be on the inside or the outside of the wheel?




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Mike Mohrhauser

03-16-2006 05:12:18




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 Re: Correct bolt installation on rear wheels in reply to Lon Jackson, 03-14-2006 07:50:14  
The original bolts have carriage heads which is square on the back side. It would be a real challenge to try to get that square part to go through the round hole of the disk. It's like the old saying, " You can't put a square peg in a round hole".

Mike M.



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Fred Martin

03-22-2006 14:40:42




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 Re: Correct bolt installation on rear wheels in reply to Mike Mohrhauser, 03-16-2006 05:12:18  
Or...a harrow tooth in a hog"s butt. Fred OH



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Mike Mohrhauser

03-15-2006 13:52:16




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 Re: Correct bolt installation on rear wheels in reply to Lon Jackson, 03-14-2006 07:50:14  
When installing the rim bolts they should first pass through the loop in the rim and then throught the wheel disk with a special flat washer near the disk then the nut. Different wheel spacing configurations call for the loops to be toward the outside so therefore the head of the bolt would face outward and the nuts and washers would be on the inside.

If you hear a bumping sound as the tractor rolls along it means that the nuts have worked loose and have worn a notch in the disk. The rims should fit fairly tight to the disk to keep the wear from happening.

I fixed the disks on my MF-35 by using my wire welder to build the notch up and then fitting them to the rims. The bolts should be checked frequently to insure tightness.

Mike M.

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T

03-14-2006 15:44:47




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 Re: Correct bolt installation on rear wheels in reply to Lon Jackson, 03-14-2006 07:50:14  
I will add a little humor that most will enjoy. About 4 months after a restore of my TO35 I noticed grinding noise in the rear. My first that was bearings gone bad. I jacked up the rear and spun the tires, no grinding. After some time and a few cold ones I discovered I had to tighten the bolts that hold the tire to the metal dish.



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John (UK)

03-15-2006 08:31:32




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 Re: Correct bolt installation on rear wheels in reply to T, 03-14-2006 15:44:47  
That was a quite common occurrence, more so when the wheel widths had been changed from row-crop width to ploughing width. Ploughing with two wheel in the furrow bottom puts a big load on the wheel and if they are not tight to start with they will soon come really slack. Another thing it will do is cause a "bumping" noise as it travels along, again that is the wheel dish to rim that is loose.This doesn't just apply to Ferguson, most tractors do it as they nearly all use the same wheels.

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John (UK)

03-14-2006 07:57:04




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 Re: Correct bolt installation on rear wheels in reply to Lon Jackson, 03-14-2006 07:50:14  
Depends on how your wheel is built up (what wheel width it is set to) the nut does NOT go next to the centre dish, it goes next to the retainer on the wheel rim, with a heavy flat washer underneath.



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