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11-09-2009, 09:05 PM
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Geting started on our 70
Well finally got a chance to give our new 70 cub a good look see.We bought it with no battery and a mess of what I think was the wiring and the assumption that it would run....The first thing I like to do when I get anything used is try to use to see what Ive got myself into...lol..The 70 was bought as a project so I had thought I would just start tearin down then put it back new. Well as new as Im capable lol..The only only thing that worried me was the transmission.Everything else is gona get a good goin through anyway.After look in under the hood I changed my mind and thought I had a couple of hours to play so what the heck grabbed some wires a wire diagram and a battery and went at it....After a hour of cleaning up someones cobbled up mess I finally put a battery on her. Took a can of carb cleaner to her for a quick clean up then poured a little gas in her....This always the best part for me that first hit of the starter...lol. and I did and she turned over about 4 times and busted off....after about 5 minutes tinkering with the carb she was purring like kitten. Quite a bit of smoke tho but shes been sittin for no telling how long.After that I got on her an tried her out and she did pretty good tranny seemed good and tight no abnormal noises.The clutch was a pretty grabby but thats going to be gone through anyway..Rode her about a hour with no troubles.The smoke never did clear up and I figure part of that is valves and probably rings as well but it did feel strong hp wise.Those are the postives now for the bad...Steering was awful...at least a half turn in the steering wheel.. I noticed the the drag link would move back and fourth a inch or two before it actually moved the wheel. The right lower part of the steering tower is in pretty bad shape after further inspection almost to the point maybe looking for another one.I can fix it but it will be a lot of work.Battery tray is toast as well.Im a little worried about the frame rail on that side where the tower is bolted to it..Kinda strange thats the only rust on it but where it is is bad....From what Ive read this is pretty common stuff on these little tractors...Steering and Rust..lol...I had planed to rebuild the steering front to back anyway. The dash tower is a little more than I thought but I still think its a good start.....
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11-10-2009, 05:42 AM
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transformer,
Great way to kill time huh? Glad she popped off for ya. Both of my 100's need left hand spindles. That is where most of the steering slop was located. Have fun getting that 70 the way you want it.
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11-10-2009, 08:05 PM
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The left hand spindle on my 100 had a lot of slop in it too. I removed the bolt holding on the steering arm and drilled out and reamed the arm and spindle with a .375" reamer and used a 3/8x1 1/2" shoulder bolt to reattach the arm. It's much better now.
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11-10-2009, 09:32 PM
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Thanks for the info on the fix when I get her tore down I will post some pics.....
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