Justwondering
Well-Known Member
I have a Massey Ferguson 165 Tractor I'm working on fixing up to use down at the estate.
It hadn't run in 5 years.
I have changed all the fluids and filters, new battery, cleaned out the gas tank, new gaskets, etc, etc,
And with the knowledge and confidence I gained here, I rebuilt the carburetor.
It only took me 4 times of installing and reinstalling the carb before I got everything right and the lightbulb lit up in my brain cells.
It starts, it runs.
Then I did the last check and realized the power steering cylinder (sits in the front under the nose) of the tractor was leaking badly.
Looks like I need to put in new o-rings and gaskets.
One end has a pin (bolt) sitting vertical that drops down in a hole and through the end of the power steering ram.
I have diligently been working to free the cylinder ram by removing the bolt.
Tonight I figured out why the Prior Owner kept letting the fluid build up.
That bolt is broken in half. I got the top half out tonight (it was rusted in there).
So now, I have half a bolt out and half a bolt left in.
There is just enough of the pin left at the bottom of the hole so I can't pull the ram out.
QUESTION
How do I clear out the remainder of the bolt?
I don't want to mess up the end of the ram.
Is there a special bit to use?
I'll add some pics in just a sec.
JW
It hadn't run in 5 years.
I have changed all the fluids and filters, new battery, cleaned out the gas tank, new gaskets, etc, etc,
And with the knowledge and confidence I gained here, I rebuilt the carburetor.
It only took me 4 times of installing and reinstalling the carb before I got everything right and the lightbulb lit up in my brain cells.
It starts, it runs.
Then I did the last check and realized the power steering cylinder (sits in the front under the nose) of the tractor was leaking badly.
Looks like I need to put in new o-rings and gaskets.
One end has a pin (bolt) sitting vertical that drops down in a hole and through the end of the power steering ram.
I have diligently been working to free the cylinder ram by removing the bolt.
Tonight I figured out why the Prior Owner kept letting the fluid build up.
That bolt is broken in half. I got the top half out tonight (it was rusted in there).
So now, I have half a bolt out and half a bolt left in.
There is just enough of the pin left at the bottom of the hole so I can't pull the ram out.
QUESTION
How do I clear out the remainder of the bolt?
I don't want to mess up the end of the ram.
Is there a special bit to use?
I'll add some pics in just a sec.
JW