Recent content by rustythread

Maybe. But if so, I'll have all the tools and supplies on hand.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Got the insert tool kit in, then the longer inserts. Made a fixture to which I attached the mid pto case, and bolted to my drill press table with the stripped-out bolt hole properly aligned with the drill chuck. Got out the tape and a depth gauge to set up the drilling...

Something about my computer McM-C doesn't like--it keeps telling me my search (just clicking on the icon for the class of items) is outside their acceptable pattern, so they're shutting me out. I've done business with them before w/o trouble. Electronic halitosis?

Appreciate all the responses. I've ordered some M8 x 1.25 x 2.5D (20 mm) coil inserts and a drill + tap + insert tool kit. Annoying how many of the "complete kit" sellers won't list the depth of their coils. Spent several shining hours searching for the right coils in a package of...

Back again; mid-pto hydraulic leak questions evolving. As per the above, I cleaned the old gaskets, applied Permatex gasket cement, and bolted it all back together. Looks great, and no drip altho the threads on the bottom bolt hole were stripped. However, under pressure while mowing...

WOOHOO! Neck seems to be fixed and firm. without the slathers of solder there previously. Have taken cap on / off several times with no bad results. I was hesitant about using torch due to vision liminations; worked slowly and cautiously and did not set fire to anything unintended. THANKS...

Took a shot at re-soldering neck. Will check in the morning and see if it holds. Scraped old solder off down to bare metal; pre-heated with heat gun; brushed on flux; continued heat with propane torch, and added solder to crevice between parts. Shielded surrounding area with wet towels to...

Wound up trying to solder the joint myself--not much to lose, since I'll take it to the shop if my repair fails. Last time I used acid flux or soldered anything other than wires was in 8th grade shop. I'll lay out what I did so the gurus here can tell me what went wrong if it fails again...

I likje the re-solder-in-place option, but can't do it: I have no depth perception, no vision in one eye, and only 10% vision in the other. I'm too dangerous with things like torches in close quarters. I'll recheck the parts lists for the thermostat--thanks.

As mentioned in another thread, the neck of the radiator fell off my tractor. I need to take the radiator out and have the neck re-soldered on at a radiator shop. I am going nuts trying to figure ourt what to remove, and the order in which to remove, in order to free the radiator. Can...

Meter check on battery showed `3.9 VDC. Sandpapered battery leads, and Bingo! it starts. So I'm mowing along in 10-12" grass, low ground speed and high blade speed, just as happy as if I had good sense, and the steam starts boiling out of the hood. The neck of the radiator, where the cap...

I may have solved the sudden shutdown and the non-turning blade questions. Examining the components of the universal joint, I sawthat the end of one of the 5/16" bolts I had used for connecting pind had a slight bend. Bolt was too long by about 1/8", just long enough to hang up and stop the...

Appreciate the suggestion, but my L35 is loaned out and far away. Re the mower blades not turning--after an hour of standing on my head, trying to grow a third hand, and frequent lapses into the vernacular of the uncouth, I got the universal detached at both the mower and the pto ends. I can...

Just got tractor back in service after a long time spent on other issues. Wrestled the mower deck into place, hooked up the lift mechanisms and universal shaft, started it up, lifted the deck, and pulled out of the shop. Put in the clutch, engaged the mid PTO, and everything came to a halt...

Thanks, everybody, for all the info and suggestions. While waiting for yet another set of gaskets to come in, I re-scraped clean the surfaces of the PTO case and the gear cover, carefully scraped off the old gasket, coated all surfaces ncluding both sides of the gasket with Permatex gasket...