MF 1450

I finally got to work on the MF1450 again today! Had way too many distractions this week!

I remembered a post Rick had put up a while back where he painted something with Rustoleum hammered grey. I had a can so that's what the driveshaft tunnel cover got painted today.


Still have to put the bead on it.

Then before I bolt the cover on I pulled the driveshaft.


Drilled and tapped in a couple of zirks. I don't think balance is a big issue but I put them opposite of each other anyway.


Cleaned the inside, put a thin layer of silicone on the flanges and bolted it back in. Yeah that whole tube will fill up with grease but can't hurt much of anything. Didn't take thew time to build some kind of plugs.


Maybe tomorrow it can go outside!

DAC

Didn't get any shop or yardwork done yesterday. Today I spent way too much time at the DMV getting plates for the motorhome. No hassle getting them just the place was mobbed and the workers seemed slow or most people had more complicated stuff to do. Finally got home about 2pm, grabbed some lunch and then got a little stuff done for once. Plates on the MH got installed.

Then I got the driveshaft greased and the tunnel cover put on the MF1450---finally!

Put the bead around the edges.


Pumped grease into both zirks until it started coming out around the splines. The first battery in that electric grease gun I got last year is still going strong!


Bolted the cover in place. Kinda wish I would have used the hammered grey on the dash when I built it too.


Probably going to lift the front and do some more greasing and look at the brake linkage. I think there is an adjustment bolt broken off.

DAC

The rubber trim really completes the look of your cover! I like it!

Gotta get creative with these old machines. Parts are getting harder and harder to find.

Toomanytoys84 said:

The rubber trim really completes the look of your cover! I like it!

Gotta get creative with these old machines. Parts are getting harder and harder to find.

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Thanks Aaron. Thought maybe the trim would keep some rattling down to a minimum.

Besides some parts I got from Daniel and Kenny, this thing has had to have some stuff scratch built to make it functional! And money on easy to get parts of course!

DAC