Fixing a 1967John Deere Tractor for a Friend! ~ The SIMPLEST thing caused MAJOR ISSUES!

[@user-gg1vf9zv7x]

I’m a retired tool and die maker of 45 years and I’m gonna share a tip with you on how to remove a bushing from a blind hole. You find a shaft that fits in the bushing kind of like a slip fit. You filled the hole up with a thin oil and stick the shaft a little bit in to the bushing. Put a rag around it so that you don’t get splashed with oil and hit the shaft with a hammer. It creates hydraulic pressure and the bushing should start to slowly creep out of the hole, so keep repeating the process until it’s out enough to either grab it or it comes out all the way.

[@notajp]

Even better is to pack it with grease.

[@jamesroets800]

You did your friend proud by getting that tractor sorted out. Now he'll live on in it. Great job and good video - thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@normmcrae1140]

At 58:38 you talk about the center block not having a gasket - I think I can explain. Those grooves - you correctly identify them as oil grooves - vent into the OIL INTAKE on the pump. The intake will have a slight negative pressure, so any oil that leaks out of the pump block and makes it into those grooves - gets sucked back into the pump intake. It's not that the pump doesn't leak - it just sucks back it's own leakage back into the system before it leaks out of the whole assembly! Ingenious design, actually! As long as everything stays perfectly flat!

[@Hyratel]

Case Drain

[@grinpick]

It's been about sixty years since I drove a farm tractor. When you put that knob on the steering wheel it brought back a vivid memory. If you're driving across something rough, like newly plowed ground, one of the front tires might hit a big dirt clod, causing the steering wheel to spin around. And then that knob can whack your hand hard enough to break bones. Man, that would hurt. But I guess since the tractor you were working on had power steering, that would probably not be so much of a problem. The tractors I used did not have that. I liked your video, as usual.

[@fieldfurrowpitchandpasture988]

Great point, I grew up on Massey’s with no power steering…and you never put your thumbs inside the steering wheel, for just that reason 👍

[@youseetime]

What an enjoyable way to spend an otherwise boring Sunday afternoon. A lovely 2hrs 36mins of oily tractor fun! Keep it up, David.

[@WisconsinWanderer]

So sorry about your friend passing that’s tough on everyone very cool your helping out. Appreciate the video 😊

[@ralphparks8654]

That was a long journey with a happy ending. Well done and I'm glad you took us along for the ride (without the frustration).

[@ewanstewart8011]

Oh how I love watching guys hammer battery terminals on instead of just using the correct tool like you did 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻

[@neilkratzer3182]

All those power steering housings were machined fit, no gaskets. Been through the same thing when i was 16. Took one apart three times. My dad took it to the dealer and since it had a gas tank fire., it got hot enough to slightly deformed the castings. They had to have castings slightly machined. Remember well after 46 years later, good learning experience.

[@jazzerbyte]

That was quite a diagnostic project! Good to see that the tractor will have a home inside out of the weather, so it should last much longer.

[@dieseldog1959]

Made in 1967 in Dubuque, IA (where I was born and raised, and I was 8yoa that year) . Fathers of friends of mine most likely built that tractor. Cool project!

[@paulorchard7960]

Good show, the problems of old machines!😅

[@darylnicklen3685]

I truly respect your perseverance in getting that steering pump not leaking into the engine. I also agree that sometimes the anticipated difficulty of a job can delay you from ever starting. The remarkable thing about that is usually it's not as bad as you expected. So your not alone. The little JD should serve your friend well. Daz from Australia

[@johnlydon533]

Great video, great perseverance and patience. Well done. Enjoyed watching. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@larrydavidson3402]

Your perseverance sure paid off on this one. Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@leonanderson4727]

Hello Brent; this round was a great lesson on bushing wear and play. You were actually involved with a problem that made them deem unpresentable in the bushing industry as they changed the pump design. It did require all your knowledge base in terms of problem solving. However, the first time around is always the hardest. Next time, you will be able to solve the issues without going through the trials. May you stay forever young.

[@davidnaudi2601]

I love these videos, it goes to show not everything works the first time. Cheers

[@ChuckNorriz1122]

Those are beautiful dogs. Way to stick with the problem and come through like a true friend. Great video!

[@smplyizzy]

I love that you got a replacement center for the steering wheel. Great detail!

[@everestyeti]

Sorry to hear about your friend and yep if he was anything like you, he's definitely looking down and glad his pride and joy has been saved. Sweet of you to make the tool set up for your friend's child, bet you're going to get a phone call from his parents soon saying that he wants to take everything apart just so he can fix it. 🤣😂 I think we must have the same philosophy, why repair something the 1st time when you can take 20 times to reach the same goal. 👍

[@jacobrupp689]

Great work! We still have my dad's 2020 diesel that he bought new in 1966, runs great! I believe that the engine oil drain plug was originally square drive for a 1/2" wrench. It may be too far gone now for that.

[@artshaw6962]

When I was a young man and wanted to paint my rims a different color, I used a flap from a cardboard box to curve around the rim to protect the tire from getting overspray. It always worked well and takes a lot less time than trying to clean the overspray off the tires.

[@Slane583]

That pump drive-gear spacer is a fine example of making a mountain out of a mole hill. You made yourself think it was going to be worse than it actually was. Once you got the motivation to give it a go all it took was a chisel and the tap of a hammer. As for the bushings in your pump casings. I think they're just titled "non-serviceable" because John Deere doesn't want you changing them out yourself. They want you to send in the casing as a core so they can charge you up nose for new ones. But since it is a tractor that is no longer made and a replacement is Unobtanium it doesn't matter what John Deere wants. The more you can fix your own stuff the better. :)

[@brandonhuddleston6824]

Yes!! And a two and a 1/2 hour video 😁

[@YogiBear48]

Awesome way to spend a Sunday afternoon when everything is done for the day❗️👍🙂

[@chris6901]

Regarding the plastic line 1:07:44 I believe it returns oil that gets past the pump to the reservoir. I recall seeing it on an old piece of equipment a long time ago.

[@rovhalgrencparselstedt8343]

Yeh, a case drain of sorts.

[@donaldderrick3639]

That rubber tube on the bottom of the Air Filter is a Dust/Debris purge. After shutting off the engine your squeeze the square bottom portion of the tube which releases the dust/(Weed Seeds) and debris from the air filter assembly.

[@chrispy3866]

It usually burps itself. No need to squeeze.

[@donaldderrick3639]

@@chrispy3866 Your right, normally, but I found that I had to Squeeze and Tap to remove the chafe and seeds that clumped up due to moisture.

[@jefferyholcombe5189]

My father and I fixed all of our own JD Tractors ourselves. We always had the repair manuals from JD and it tells every nut bolt and gasket that you need. Put the seals and or gaskets in and you wont have a problem. Our older JD tractors with a loader on it started hard because of the hydraulic pressure wouldn't bypass when starting so we installed a bypass solenoid to bypass the pressure until you let off the key and it started.

[@RayScrafield]

Thanks for another very enjoyable video. I always enjoy watching you go through your thought processes to solve problems. Please DO keep up the great content. This one was very long but worth every minute.

[@phil9171]

Really enjoyed the video and the fact you didn't let that power steering pump beat you.

[@JamesSmith-hx3lp]

Glad you’re back! Enjoy all your videos! Good info. Thanks

[@joerubi03]

You are one patient man with that pump! Nice job

[@dadzilla13]

Amazing work Sir I'm so glad to see that you managed to solve the pa issue.

[@PAINFOOL13]

Awesome troubleshooting Matt 👍🏻👏👏

[@hyundaiverna]

Regarding o-ring install: sometimes you can make them stay with a little grease: it will be sticky enough to keep them in place and will not harm too much in the overall system. Same principle you used with RTV

[@3sparewashers-lg3gf]

I love the "police package" backhoe in the background. Great patience on the leak, and I'm sorry for your loss. It's tough.

[@SalvageWorkshop]

You saw that?! Yeah that's a special model for high speed off road chases! SUPER RARE!

[@diggingdave3868]

Man, that power steering pump was a bear.....well done for having the patience and tenacity to get to the bottom of the issue...😊👍

[@phillipdickinson8557]

Matt that was so great I have always enjoyed your repair videos and equipment thank you

[@sgf13]

I have a 1968 JD 2020. Mine is diesel. I've had it for years. It is a great tractor and well suited to how your friend wants to use it for.

[@rogeralmanzora5397]

It is a real pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you very much for sharing your excellent mechanical knowledge. Greetings from Barcelona, ​​Spain.

[@michaelalan1546]

Hey, I just wanted to comment that I really like your shop really nice man. You did a really fantastic job getting that fixed up.

[@rdmeenach]

That “12 volt adapter port” used to be called a cigarette lighter when this tractor was built

[@terry4good]

Great video if you have not listed it yet you should list the PN for the bearings you used to fix the p/s pump so others could do the same if they have this problem. Otherwise great job figuring out what the problem was.

[@IanKowalski-p2p]

Great save on the old tractor. Really appreciate the explanations and details! Been looking at old tractors that come up from time to time, this is ONE ISSUE I never even thought to look out for. Great work!

[@brianelliot2719]

Thanks Matt, I enjoyed your video. Music was enjoyable. Your perseverance was outstanding.😊

[@Zogg1281]

I love watching another channel that fixes power tools for a living. Quite often, he will use a little thick grease all the way around where the or -ring has to sit to get them to stay where they should be. Trust me when I say that an ovel is tame compared to some of the shapes some companies try to use for their o-ring seals 😂

[@geraldkarl642]

Good job... lots of patience, thanks.

[@Muzzle58]

Updraft carburators need full choke to get enough fuel into the engine to start. Love the videos man!

[@rhondasweeney7271]

Great video of problems solving. You have much more patience than I. Thank you for sharing 👌 😊

[@OneSickPuppy2000]

Great diagnosis and as my mentor always said "Don't let it beat you"

[@peterouellette3874]

That was unreal, you worked your buttt off on this one, nice going, I'm glad you got it right

[@NAWPS]

Good ro see ya again.

[@iTeerRex]

Great 2.5 hour episode. Well done 👍. You know this 2:33:20 music reminds of This old Yankee workshop.

[@notajp]

In the beginning, I kept wondering why you didn’t slip a couple of blocks under the sides of that cutter while you had it in the air. You could have then easily got the bucket underneath the front. I was always taught to work smart, not hard!

[@richardharrison8493]

My dad was a farmer, mechanic, carpenter all his life. Never backed away from a challenge. Perfect mentor to a kid curious about what the world is about. I think you are him, also a dog lover.

[@alanreeves459]

What a headache that was! 😂 Looking forward to revisiting it for the bucket fix etc

[@TheHobbyShopFilms]

My 2020 has a power steering pump off a mac truck. Made a custom bracket and it fit under the hood. Works better than ever!

[@mikebrunner1577]

Very nice Deere. Your friend was smart to buy that.

[@FrederickHopkins-xb6me]

I used an old bearing ball for the bolt hole cutting on the gasket.

[@BaronVonBeef]

Long video's are the best

[@tacticalrabbit308]

Shellac gasket seal for tight tolerance mating surfaces is the only thing for hydraulic pumps

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

It is an awesome tractor. With the two attachments with the tractor, a country home farm would be perfect if the pto works and doesn't leak. Especially hydraulic fluid since it costs so much.

[@andreacrashe9894]

*So sorry to hear about your friend passing, but he will be smiling knowing that you never gave up and got the tractor working properly again and is now in the hands of another friend. This tractor will last forever and in time will pass onto his son. 🙂 Plus the little one now has a few tools of his own.. and I bet in the years to come will end up with just as many tools as you have 🙂 Is Josh your son, if so he will be just like you... cos I reckon that you have passed on the genes to your children 🙂nz*

[@darrelllitherland8880]

really liked the video wish you could put more out . thank you for all your efforts to make your videos

[@terryrogers1025]

I was talking to the screen the first time you were putting the radiator in and saying “ hey you forgot the fan shroud and fan!!!!”😮😊😂😂😂. I wished I could have worked with you on that gear pump, I think I could have saved you some time, they are simple pumps, but tolerances are very fussy on them, as you discovered. I also have a way of taking those worn out bushings with grease and a plunge shaft/ rod, it works about 80% of the time and is quick. You did a great job of getting the bug-a-boos out of the tractor, thanks for the video, I enjoyed watching.

[@randyc4959]

The grease trick works (well, as long as they didn't loctite them in). I did a short video demonstrating it on my 'tuther channel. I've seen wet shredded tissue paper used instead of grease, also. By the way, clutch pilot bushings is a source to consider when you need quick access to bushing material. Salvage them out of wrecked engines, or, Auto stores generally have a half dozen or so of many sizes/dimensions sitting on the shelf. You just have to be able to machine them to what you need.

[@terryrogers1025]

@@randyc4959 nice tip on bushing material access, never thought of that one, and yes the locktite would put a damper on the extraction, what would you think of heating the bushing to burn the locktite out, let it cool off and then go to it with the grease method. Lot of those old methods going by the wayside unfortunately. Thanks for the reply.

[@Bagphl]

Hi Thanks enjoyed it all. I like to see how you love what you do!!!!

[@sboileau2]

Great Video!!!

[@josephcormier5974]

Excellent video awesome content thank you for sharing this with us six stars brother

[@W4114C3]

If that line breaks it will leak some. I had the plastic nut on mine break recently. Deere had it in stock locally luckily. Not sure if it's a pressure relief or a return to tank type line. Mines a 70 2020. They are good fairly reliable tractors. Mines had the ignition up grade so no points to deal with.

[@W4114C3]

Also when checking the hydraulic oil you don't screw it down to check it. Just set it on top the hole. One thing I wanted for mine was a step for the posi lock. Turns out the European models came with a step that bolts to the posi lever that makes it foot operated. Think I found mine on ebay.

[@W4114C3]

I keep remembering different things I've encountered with my 2020. There is a metal screen for thr hydraulics where the oil drains. There is also one up by the pump at the front end.

[@keithparady2594]

That was a good one love the longer videos keep up the good work man

[@gregorythomas333]

BTW: You can cut out a piece of cardboard with a rim-sized curve to hold to the tire to use as a shield to protect the tire when spray painting.

[@thierryguillaumeau3456]

Impressionnant... Quelle persévérance.! Félicitations, cordialement, tg

[@kaiheetjans9956]

1:21:13 I am not shure if the tire likes acetone, ti is an agressive solvent. Suggestion from my side; Just take the tire of the bread and tape newspaper on it behind the bead. It should be faily easy, even with the tire still mounted to the tractor, if you use an hydraulic jack, to refit hte tire on the bead. Greetings from Germany, Kai

[@deannelson9301]

Great job.

[@Vernath]

Cue cards work great for painting rims with tires on. Just slide them between the rim and rubber then paint. wait to dry then pull the cards off. very cheap too, plus the cards can be used a few times.

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

That diff lock is almost as good as tire chains, but if scratching snow with her it will need chains. The center figure 8 shaped center plate is what produces the pump pressure. The oil is not cause by the pinching of the gears but oil that is carried with the teeth around both sides as they spin.

[@landy4x4ee]

It would be nice if you can edit this kind of videos (in the future) into shorter episodes. This 2:36 video for example in 3 episodes would be handy.

[@novicracker1980]

Bro that was a fu8ll length movie!! LOL Nice job man.

[@r3d3k3r]

Great Job Matt

[@billtopka2584]

What a pain but perseverance paid off!👍😎

[@ryanmiller7588]

The best thing about John Deere is that John Deere dealers can acquire every single part and specialty tooling for every single tractor they have ever made

[@zouarimohamed4066]

Nice to see you a gain

[@GeneSimons-fw5io]

I think I may have ended up eliminating the power steering and going with a bigger steering wheel. 😁 Tool kit for the youngster. Nice touch..

[@garyfeltus9801]

Great video . Some of those old tractors can make you pull your hair out. Love the dogs. We have german short hair poniter . Just fantastic dogs.

[@TheFoxGuyBarry]

Great job

[@JohnSmith-iv7xt]

Wow, this one was quite an adventure.

[@michaelhunt2369]

Great show

[@johnreid2837]

That is one hell of a nice tractor .

[@dack6528]

@1:12:48 For those that don't know, the round bit (tightening lever) at the bottom, use an allen wrench to crank it down to get it super tight

[@JohnDoe-fp8mn]

Man, must of cost a fortune with dumping all that hy guard with the price of that stuff these days. Thanks for the video.

[@DrDupor]

Healthy lifestyle and great video.

[@billyscott922]

Great video!!!!

[@jfitz9624]

Careful with that diff lock. If it hasn’t been used in a long time and you engage it, it might stick. And then you got a mess on your hands pulling the housing on that side off to disengage it. Learned that the hard way on my 96 massey 240.

[@tubeDude48]

That front grate sure adds to the weight!

[@ededwardson6074]

Truly satisfying Video.

[@jameswinter6563]

When you were on about the cable that became disconnected, I was thinking mybe when you were struggling to get the lid off

[@LunkerFishing]

Great video!

[@herbstjohann6057]

Danke deiner Super Restaurierung,hast mir wieder etwas gutes gemacht damit auch ich weiß wie die Servo in Zukunft auch reparieren ist, anstrengend aber gute Arbeit? LG Herbst Johann

[@billgolcher2537]

Awesome job Those jobs are a pain but when you finally get it it's an awesome feeling Great job love your videos wish there were more take care till the next adventure

[@tony4metallicaify]

Now! all it needs is a tractor flapper and a stack!

[@GregReeve-h6t]

Nice find. Tires look well over inflated.