Early D17 distributor/power steering on wd45
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Topic: Early D17 distributor/power steering on wd45
Posted By: waldersha
Subject: Early D17 distributor/power steering on wd45
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2022 at 12:59pm
Hey all, wondering if a distributor from a series 1 D17 with power steering pump would fit on a WD45? If so, does anyone have specs on the pump GPM/pressure?
I have a 45 that already has a char Lynn power steering but wondered about using a distributor pump for auxiliary hydraulics for a front loader.
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Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2022 at 1:58pm
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If you do that you will have to remove the hood to put oil in the engine....just like a D17. I doubt that pump would have enough gpm to work a loader.
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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2022 at 6:02pm
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I think a new pump was about 8 GPM's, but they were a max of 1600 psi. An old pump would be less on gallons because of wear. They aren't a heavy duty pump as they have no wear plates on the sides of the gears. Many times when driving the tractor the pressures never reach 1200 psi, so they aren't made for something like loader work.
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Posted By: waldersha
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2022 at 6:20pm
Fair enough. I knew someone here would know.
I’m starting to work on building my WD-19??? Front half was originally a 45 diesel that had a 6 cylinder gas out of a gleaner combine swapped in (D-19 engine) Back half is a 45 gas that had a hole in the block. I have the diesel radiator, hood and tank. Anything else I should expect to run into? I assume the bellhousing back was the same gas or diesel?
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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2022 at 6:25pm
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True WD45 diesel chassis had a 15% slower ring and pinion in the rear end and the PTO box was different as it was also geared slower. But, other than that, everything is the same.
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Posted By: waldersha
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2022 at 6:30pm
Thanks Doc. We used to run diesels when I was a kid and I thought they were slower.
Should be quite a tractor when I get it done. I will be adding a hydraulic loader and mostly using as a plow/loader tractor.
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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2022 at 6:39pm
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They weren't really slower as the engine RPM was 15% faster to make the actual speeds the same as a gasser.
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