1811 repair

Oak · #1 11-10-2010, 09:45 PM

The wife had to go out of town last week so I thought it would be a good time to make some repairs to my new to me 1811, and drink a few cold ones:biggrin2.gif:.
The PTO was making some noise and I read in one of the issues of Red Power magazine that the bearing could be removed and replaced with a 6206 double sealed type. I will get some action photos of this repair when I do it. When I removed the PTO I found the bearing is seized, front seal was leaking and also one of the heads had a blown gasket. I figured time to pull the motor out and look for more problems.

Oak · #2 11-10-2010, 09:56 PM

This tractor has 1117 hours on the meter and is covered in dirt. I saw a few weeks ago that the lift valve was leaking and it will get rebuilt and the steering had about a half of turn of play because it is worn. It's getting the upgrade as well.

Oak · #3 11-10-2010, 10:40 PM

I disassembled the valve, cleaned it up and used new 111 O rings in it. I hope they are the correct type and size. I had a cheapo set and they were a close match. The old hoses were shot as well and I had a shop make two new ones.
Pulled the steering apart and cleaned it up, repacked with grease and put the nice 605 bearing and lock nut on. I tried to dress up the cam but, I didn't get the proper angle, I used it anyway. I replaced the rod ends on the steering and tightened the heck out of the pivot bolt because of all the slop with the axle in the frame. The steering feels great now.

Oak · #4 11-10-2010, 10:49 PM

Drained the rear fluid, cleaned it up and installed the new hitch plate that I purchased from another member.

Oak · #5 11-10-2010, 11:24 PM

Thanks Wild Bill. I hope I can use this as a worker next year.

jbollis · #6 11-11-2010, 10:02 AM

Oak,
There should be 2 (snubber) screws on the channel the axle sits in. They can be adjusted to help with the slop the axle has in the frame.

That hitch plate is nice looking.:biggrin2.gif:

Oak · #7 11-11-2010, 01:44 PM

Thanks J. I looked but I don't see the snubber screws. Anybody have a picture of them?

Matt G. · #8 11-11-2010, 02:06 PM

Tightening the pivot bolt is faster and actually corrects the problem...the snubber bolts are a 'band-aid'.

jbollis · #9 11-11-2010, 03:37 PM

OAK,
here are few pictures. I would not call them a "band-aid". It doesn't matter how tight you get the pivot bolt there is still going to be some slop. These will help you the last little bit out. And they are all ready there on most of them so you might as well use them. I have seen some ccc's (SAM-MACS 1210) with out them but your IH should have them for sure. In one of these pictures I have the bolt backwards. That is because of the different axle I installed for the super steer upgrade. But I am sure you get the Idea.

Matt G. · #10 11-11-2010, 04:12 PM

I have done this on 6+ tractors, and ALL of them had no discernible slop in the axle after tightening the pivot bolt nut. No IH-built tractor will have the adjusters, and no CCC-built tractor before 1987 or so will have them, either.