QA Bolts
 

Are these bolts (some people call them Frankinstein bolts) supposed to be tight against the QA pulley mount? Mine have a 1/8" gap on them and the whole mount moves when the PTO is engaged.

Probably not completely, or you'd never get anything lined up well enough to attach to it.

FYI, frankenstein bolts are the bolts that are used to attach the upper 3-point casting to later QL and 82 series tractors.

Pat:

The bolts in question, are kind of confusing. The bolts that hold the QA Mule Drive in place are called "Shoulder Bolts".

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...oulderBolt.jpg

The bolts that hold the Upper Link casting in place (QL & 82 Series) is called a "Stud Bolt" but sometimes referred to as "Frankenstein Bolts"

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...l/FBolts-1.jpg

Once you study the images, you can see the difference.

The shoulder bolts on my 126 have a big flat washer near the frame. If someone put yours back together w/o the washers you might have a bit more play than desired.

I have the washers, but they don't fit on the shoulder.

I have seen these bolts listed on ebay as Frankinstein bolts.

The images I have posted are correct. If someone on Ebay displays otherwise, then they are not well informed...:biggrin2.gif:

The washer do NOT go on the shoulder portion of the bolt. The washers go on the threaded portion.

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