Restorations

And the 14FF is in the shop! Dad had his new backhoe home today. I shot up to the shale pit with it and snagged the axle out of the weeds.

Everything looks good inside. I was able to get one drum freed up with some tender tapping with a 5lb hammer. The one that was down in the dirt for ~13 years did not budge. I will have to get in there and flush out the brake area with some water to get the mud out, then see about adjusting the shoes in to get the drum off.

There was some rust on the ring gear though. Not too sure what I am going to attempt with that…

Here are the pictures…

Yeah, its in there… Under a few telephone poles which it slipped off of over the years:

Back at the shop where I could open it up and take a look at things:

10 41 as it reads on the ring gear:

Rusty ring gear… I am inclined to see how it wears in after I clean it up and then use it a bit..

Oh yeah, here’s the best part (besides being free), 42.5" center to center on the spring perches. Exactly what is needed for my K5!! If I had 4.10’s in the front axle, I would be bolting this thing up!