Checking a front axle support for square?

I would suspect the aftermarket doglegs from the land of "almost right" before thinking it was a 50+ year old axle support made to last this long...

BTW - I really like your work area! Nice place to work on a "N".

Dan

That's my thinking too, Dan. I took a tape to the hood assembly and the measurements seem what they ought to be; but it's my experience that numbers do lie. I'll take the legs off and put them side to side and check them next.
Brake parts came today, that will get things moving!

kweeksdraw:

:MTF_wel2:

Not sure if this will help you or not and maybe you already have this information since it looks like you got an 8N and jumped right into it. All I can say is Good Luck with your rebuild.

8N Specifications and Data

General
Wheelbase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 inches
Over-all length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 inches
Over-all height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 1/2 inches
Over-all width, normal tread . . . . . . . . 64 3/4 inches
Tire size:
Front standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 - 19
optional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00 - 16
Rear standard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 - 28
Tread width . . . . . . . . .48 to 76 inches in 4-inch steps
Turning circle radius (with use of brakes):
Made by outer front wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ft.
Made by tractor centerline at rear axle . . 3 1/2 ft.
Shipping weight (including gasoline, oil, water, tires
with air, operator not included) . . . . . . . . 2,410 lbs.
Drawbar height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1/2 to 34 1/4 in.

Capacities - U.S. Measure
Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gals. total
Engine oil pan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 qts. with filter
Transmission, hydraulics 80w90 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gals.
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 qts.
Oil bath air cleaner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 pint
Tire pressure:
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 lbs.
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 lbs.

Engine
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-cylinder "L" head
Maximum Drawbar HP. 2nd Gear. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.16
Maximun belt horsepower at 2000 R.P.M. . . . . . 27.32
Rated speeds . . . . . . . . . . 1500, 1750, and 2000 RPM.
Idle speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400-450 R.P.M.
Cylinder bore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.188 in.
Stroke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.75 in.
Piston displacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119.7 cu. in.
Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 lbs ft. at 1500 rpm
Compression ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.50:1
Sleeves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dry type
Piston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aluminum
Rings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compression (2) Oil (1)
Piston pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Full floating
Rod bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replaceable shell-type
Main bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replaceable shell-type
Crankshaft . . . Cast steel, static and dynamic balanced
Compression psi at cranking speed . . . . 90 psi minimum
Valve tappet clearance:
Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .010 - .012 cold
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .014 - .016 cold
Crankshaft journal:
Main bearing diameter . . . . . . . . . . 2.248 - 2.249 in.
Rod bearing diameter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.094 in.
Torque specs:
Cylinder head:
studs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-55 ft lb
bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-70 ft lb
Main cap bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-85 ft lb
Rod cap bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-40 ft lb

Ignition System
Firing order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-4-3
Initial timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 degrees before TDC
Maximum advance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 degrees
Breaker points gap:
Side distributor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .024 to .026 in.
Front distributor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .015 in.
Spark plug gap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..025 to .028 in.

Carburetor
Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single up-draft
Make . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marvel-Schebler
Idle fuel adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 turn
Main fuel jet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 turn

Thermostat
Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In upper radiator hose
Starts to open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160-l65 degrees F
Fully open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190-200 degrees F

Electrical System
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-brush
Maximum output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Amps
Charging voltage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 to 7.5 volts
Battery:
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-volt
Ground. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Positive (+)

Transmission
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constantmesh
Number of speeds forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Clutch
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single plate
Diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 in.
Release bearing (pre-lubricated). . . . . . . . . . Ball bearing
Pedal free travel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/4 in.

Rear axle
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semi-floating
Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.66 to 1

Brakes
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Internal expanding
Brake pedal free play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/4 in.

Steering Gear
Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automotive ball nut
Ratio, turns of steering wheel for total travel of
pitman arms at 48 in. wheel tread. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
Steering wheel diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 in.

Hydraulic Control
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Internal
Maximum pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1500-1700 psi
Pump:
Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scotch Yoke piston
Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Direct power take-off shaft
Capacity
2000 engine R.P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.85 gals per min
1500 engine R.P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 gals per min
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manual and automatic
Oil supply . . . . . . . . . From transmission and differential

Power Take-off Adapter
Spline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1/8 in.
PTO Speed (@1500 engine R.P.M.). . . . . . . . . . . 545 R.P.M.

Tractor Performance
Maximum Drawbar H.P. 2nd Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.16
Rated Drawbar H.P. 2nd Gear (75% max.) . . . . . . . . . 17.37
Maximum belt horsepower at 2000 R.P.M . . . . . . . . . 27.32
Rated belt horsepower (85% of max.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.22

:MTF_wel2: kweeksdraw..

Keep the progress and photos coming..

I'd measure fromt he mount location on the axle support to the rear flange, do this on both sides.. meaure diagonally, if posible as well, using a straightedge framing square to sight it up.. this will show any twists or side to side differences.

can do the same onthe sheet metal.. measure front dogleg mount hole to rear of hood, both sides.. then diagonal.. same as measuring up a building for square... side to side should be the same.. and diagonals should be the same.

soundguy

Thanks for all the input, guys.
I'm still stripping paint at this point. That's a bigger job than I had imagined! Well it's almost done, and I hope that I'll have started the primer this week-end. I'm banking on "rusty iron" primer doing what it claims to do! I'll keep you posted!