Looking good,what was wrong with the old flange?

:IH Trusted Hand:

The "ball" was sloppy. So called the "man" and he had one in stock, took a five mile ride and got me a new one.:beerchug:
It's kinda funny whenever I call my dealer, cause he always says, "well that's the last one I got, you're cleaning out all my older stuff I thought I'd be stuck with"...
What the heck, am I the only one using these "old" tractors around here?:bigthink:

You can replace the one that is in there,5 buck item,

Ha Ha, your one lucky man, Todd. To have your own personalized parts house. Mike:biggrin2:

Well I wasn't going to complain for $12, done deal out the door. Well, brought to the door.:beerchug:
So if I'm understanding you Lew, the ball is replaceable? What if the casing is what's worn out and not the ball? How would the ball be able to be extracted from the case?:Huh:

Engine is in.:beerchug:
Went rather well. Hardest part was getting the engine plate down under the front hydraulic lines, but I got it, eventually.:beerchug:
Made the air duct between the engine and firewall. Had to also make a new throttle cable up. They sent one along, more like a choke knob than a throttle, so I cut the end off and used the cable with the original handle.
Should I put some of the original foam I have along the bottom of the engine, or is this good?

Hey looka dat,has a lil' oil cooler on it ,coooool.
Todd you can press that ball bushing out or use a small hacksaw,slice the flange for the bushing and knock it out.
Looks like less than an inch space I would not worry about it.
You are doing a great job.

Looks real good Todd, keep up the great work.:beerchug:

Thanks guys.
Well today I FINALLY got everything connected, all wires and new fuel line and filter, hooked up the battery, oh yeah, oil and gas, turned the key and it fired up instantly.:beerchug:
It runs most excellent... Ah, the lovely aroma of new engine when it get's warm just makes me feel all giddy...:biggrin2:
Need to fiddle with the throttle cable routing yet, then onto faze two.:bigthink: