My C Restoration (Update 9 July 16)

About the seal you destroy when pressing the axle out like DickL does. There is a axle grease seal in the housing behind the brake drum. The keyway holding the drum destroys the seal on its way out.
   If you don't have a B/C parts book you need to get one. ken

Thanks to everyone for their positive comments (DickL, B26240, sugarmaker, shameless, stan IL&TN,Dseries4, PaulB, Steve in NJ, BrianC, Rasman57, ACJohn, and Ken in TX).  Sure helps to have some affirmation of money well-spent.

Also broke the other brake drum today while pressing it off the pinion shaft. I'm 2 for 2!

I'm impressed. What a challenge you took on there. How are you able to do it so fast? 

The bill for the powder coat will be through the roof...I think.  If you don't mind telling us?  There is a place close by that does it, I just wonder.

Front wheels and rims were tractor color . Rear rims were galvanized, not painted. You can powder coat them to look like galvanized steel.
I have plenty of extra good brake drums and other C parts. If your needing something else that missing, I may have it.





















f your needing

I'm going with the creme color on the wheels.  I just loaded the wheels, rims, and weights in the pickup.  Will take them to the powdercoater tomorrow.  All of my rims were toast, I got some really nice ones from 1953CA.  Thanks Andrew!  Got a bunch of seals and bearings today too.  I hope to get the final drive assemblies rebuilt this weekend.  

wheels from a CA? I have both CAs and Cs The front wheels will swap ok. The rears on the other hand are way too different to just swap out either way. I'm afraid your putting your cart before the horse by powder coating the CA 6 hole wheels to fit on 5 stud C hubs. CA rims won't bolt up to c wheel centers either.
I guess you could fabricate 5 hole to 6 hole adapters to use CA wheels, wheel weights and power adjust rims on a C The bolt circle on the 6 hole CA is way bigger than on a C.
You probably already know this.
Why Cream? That cream wheels came later with the D series ACs

Thanks Sandman. Now that I read the post again. I put my cart in front of my horse.
I better behave myself. Steve is PMing me for Pictures and SNs of the C "kit" tractor I have for sale. By the time he spends the 8 grand on the powder coated C he won't have anything left for another C "Restoration". I would like to see a guy with his talents "Restore" my C back to as close to AC factory original as humanly possible for allot less out of pocket expense. I'm pretty sure Bill Long would appreciate seeing a C as he remembers them rolling off the flat cars at his place of business.
Aren't C rear wheel weights rarer than CA? I don't thing I remember ever seeing any cast specific for a C.
   

Worked on the tractor some.  I think I should have chosen a better tractor to start with.  This poor thing has been rawhided!!  Couple questions.  The front spindle is ate up a bit, but the areas for the bearing races are okay.  Is this piece serviceable as is (see pic).  Also, notice the cover for the Ross box.  Is this the correct cover?  Looks too small. 
I found a hub that was cracked.  Just another example of the abuse.  Are the inner hub bearings pressed on?  I had to use the impact chisel to get them off.  They were toast anyway.  The pitman arm was REALLY worn.  I built the metal back up and polished it.  It works good in the unit.  Nice and tight. 

Kenny,
I know. I know. Don't rub it in.

I have 2 engines sitting just outside the fence if you want to look at the cranks in them. That is the only two I can think of that might have useful cranks in them, but no way to know till the pans come off.
David from jax

I will look to see if I have a hub available next time I get to the house.
David from jax

David, Kenny,
Thanks for the help.  I will see what the machine shop says about the crank.  It may be serviceable.  I think the head actually looks pretty good.  However, the machine shop is best to make that determination.

Dick,
Thanks for setting me straight on the holes.  They are filled with dirt!? 

Thanks structures.  I am going to have the machine shop look at it.  Anyone sell new cranks for these engines?  Just in case.