I purchased a 1986 Ford 3910 diesel about a year ago to replace my 1971 Massey Ferguson 135 gasser. Overall, I'm very happy with the tractor but I've got some pesky leaks I'm going to start fixing. The first one I plan on tackling is the power steering column leak. It seems I need to replace the...
I had leak high up on the steering column so I have removed the instrument panel and steering valve cover. I found a milky white fluid as shown in the photo below.
I plan on replacing the large O-rings around the valve, valve cover, and the seal in the top of the cover to fix the leaks...
Ok, I haven't been back into the lift cover yet, just re-assessed everything and thought I'd post a few pictures. I have to get the draft control lever about half way between the upper reference mark and the full up position to get any response. Then the knurled nut is nearly bottomed out on...
Got some decent weather today and no baseball tournament this weekend so I was able to hook the bush hog up again to test. Hooked it up as I normally would to the top link and removed the side cover. Got the tractor running a little over 900 RPMs. With the draft control lever all the way up...
Ok, I got a 3000 psi gauge from Northern Tool. Got it installed today and did some testing. I have not drained any oil or removed the side inspection plate but here are my results.
I first checked the gauge without an implement attached to the three point hitch. The draft control lever is...
Forgot to post a picture of the new vs. old hydraulic linkage pivot shaft. It actually is a two piece pin but there is a sort of brass snap ring that holds them together. The old one had a lot of slop in it.
Well it's been a while again. First was waiting on a few replacement parts, then decided to strip and paint areas that would be difficult to get to later (behind the draft response panel, underside of the draft control housing, etc.).
With respect to the position control cam, here is a photo...
Have also done some investigating on the new issue found. I do believe the pin I referenced before is broken and a new one has been ordered. I also found though that the position arm had gotten on the wrong side of one of the cam rollers.
This picture is the way it was found. I'm not...
Well I finally got some time to post pictures of the progress so far. Got the new pump installed.
The new coupling that came with the new pump to join it to the transmission had to be removed and the old one was used. Simply could not get the pump up on the shaft with the new coupling. Took...
Well its been a while since I posted but I finally got a new pump and got it installed today along with the PTO shaft and drive shaft with coupling. Moved on to the internal adjustments on the lift cover and think I may have found another issue. Got the draft adjustments taken care of and then...
OK, I'm new to the forum so here goes for the pictures. I had presumed the shifter boots based on a number of threads here so new ones are already installed. Attached are two pictures of the cracked pump pistons and one picture of the missing plug from the dashpot. I will check on getting a...
I recently purchased a Massey Ferguson 135 with the 3 cylinder Perkins gas engine. It does not have multi-power. I could tell the three point hitch did not work correctly when I bought it. With nothing attached and the draft and position arms in the fully down position, the lift arms would...
I have recently purchased a 1971 MF 135 with the Perkins gas engine. I am renewing all the fluids as water was found to have gotten in the hydraulics. When draining the Transmission/Differential, with both the draft and position levers in the down position, the lift arms drag the ground. Can...