Question about a spring
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Topic: Question about a spring
Posted By: BradH
Subject: Question about a spring
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 10:01pm
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Got another question to take up more of your time here guys. The spring to the right and below the gas tank on my WD 45 isn't right. Or at least it doesn't look correct to me. I'm gonna replace it soon. Does anybody have a part number to look up to order one? Or at least what do you call the darn thing? Thanks again for all the help, Brad  ------------- Warning! Blind man with a tractor! Head for the hills! |
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Posted By: Bill Deppe/AC Salvag
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 11:05pm
| Labeled as a compensating spring, pn 70220923. Would have a used one if unable to locate a new one |
Posted By: JimD
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 11:17pm
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Here ya go: http://oktractor.com/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_15_170&products_id=328" rel="nofollow - http://oktractor.com/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_15_170&products_id=328 ------------- Owner of http://www.OKtractor.com" rel="nofollow - OKtractor.com PM for an instant response on parts. Open M-F 9-6 Central. We have new and used parts. 877-378-6543 |
Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 1:00am
| if it works....leave it alone! (might hafta call you Les) lol |
Posted By: BradH
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 5:08am
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Thanks for the info guys. Shameless, it works, but I'm not convinced it's working right. My throttle won't stay put, it constantly slips up on the quadrant. I've got to replace the quadrant and probably the lower steering support bracket too. When I do that I'll replace the tension spring on the quadrant as well. Thanks again, Brad ------------- Warning! Blind man with a tractor! Head for the hills! |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 12:15pm
| That balance spring has to be correct to ever have the throttle stay in one place. That one is a poor substitute for the real thing. |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 12:44pm
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Yep wrong puny spring. ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: BradH
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 3:59pm
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If replacing that spring is gonna help solve the throttle issue then I'll get it ordered. Cause it's irritating having to adjust it all the time. And I'm not gonna just tie it down with a wire like the last guy. Not if I can actually fix it. I don't like doing things that way. I'm not saying I haven't done things like that. I just don't like to. Later, Brad ------------- Warning! Blind man with a tractor! Head for the hills! |
Posted By: jiminnd
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 4:29pm
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Bought a couple at Hutch, about $13.00 so they are available new. That should fix your trouble. ------------- 1945 C, 1949 WF and WD, 1981 185, 1982 8030, unknown D14(nonrunner) |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 4:59pm
| The design requires that balance spring to be of a certain strength AND the one that puts pressure on the friction block has to be up to strength as well. It is a combination of the two, so start with the one under the tank and go from there. |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 6:48pm
| The quadrant springs are often overlooked.They also have a tendacy to not slip on the washers and torque against the travel.Dad used to give em a little drop of oil from time to time to keep em working right. |
Posted By: BradH
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 10:12pm
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Found what I'm pretty sure is the broken original spring the other day. It was a heavier duty spring than I expected. Don't know why I expected something different, I don't really know about springs. But I can see why it needs to be that way to do it's job. It amazes me sometimes what they thought up back then. Later, Brad ------------- Warning! Blind man with a tractor! Head for the hills! |