Front Hub Changeover
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Topic: Front Hub Changeover
Posted By: Onslowe in Mo
Subject: Front Hub Changeover
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 5:47am
Hi. I have a chance to buy a WD wide front and was wondering about putting 6 bolt hubs on it. Any thoughts on what would replace the standard 5 bolt hubs? Thanks,
Charlie
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Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 6:26am
Maybe a set of hubs off an All Crop combine? Read this older post. http://www.allischalmers.com/new/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19261&KW=front+hubs&PID=142667&title=unstyled-wc-differences#142667 - http://www.allischalmers.com/new/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19261&KW=front+hubs&PID=142667&title=unstyled-wc-differences#142667
------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF
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Posted By: Onslowe in Mo
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 6:38am
The All-Crop didn't use tapered roller bearings, did they? I don't suppose later six bolts would work?
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Posted By: allisorange
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 7:27am
The six bolt off of a model 100 will work but you would have to find a junked one. Not many 100 series left in the all crops.
John Carlson
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Posted By: David Maddux
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 7:45am
So what I have learned here is that the hubs off of a WC will work on a WD, correct?
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Posted By: Brian G. NY
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 8:18am
David, The 5-bolt hub from the WC thru the series III D-17 are the same.
I have been trying to determine from studying the parts manual whrther or not the 6 bolt hub from a series IV D-17 will fit on the earlier tractors.
1. The part # for the NFE spindle ass'y. on D-17s is the same thru series IV.
2. The spindle for the series IV D-17 WFE has a different part no. than the earlier ones.
3. The outer bearing and cone is the same thru series IV.
4 The inner bearing and cone for the series IV have different numbers than the earlier ones.
Based on #1, would the 6-bolt hub fit the earlier tractor? I would GUESS so if the correct inner bearing and come were used. I bet some of the guys here have tried this?
Does any of this help to answer the question? Probably not. LOL
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Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 10:50am
Tapered roller bearings are made in families with common cone and roller dimensions but sometimes a range of cone bores, cup outside diameters, and widths. Within the family you can use any cup and any cone. A good bearing shop should have a listing that way, I know the big printed catalog from Baum Hydraulics is arranged that way, but I don't know which box my latest one is in. But you need Timken numbers to play that shuffle. Sometimes the odd bearings in the family are very expensive as if very few are made.
Gerald J.
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Posted By: Russ-neia
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 12:24pm
The D-17 narrow front stayed with 5 bolt hubs it's entire life. When I rebuilt the one on my Series IV, I changed it over to 6 bolt hubs (same ones used on late series IV's and 170/180/185 tractors). My parts man (Jim IA) was able to get me the right combination of tapered roller bearings to get the job done. I did have to get a different sleeve made for the interior of the spindle where the seal rides as I wanted to use the more modern triple-lip rubber seal instead of the original style felt one.
So... YES it can be done, and all with parts from your AGCO dealer. Not to say that the WD spindle will hold up under increased load?
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Posted By: ChuckLuedtkeSEWI
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 12:26pm
What is your reason to go to a 6 bolt hub, to go with different front wheels, or are you putting a loader on it?
------------- 1955 WD45 diesel 203322 was my dad's tractor, 1966 D15 23530, 1961 HD3 Crawler 1918, 1966 D17 IV 83495, 1937 WC 41255, 1962 D19 6221
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Posted By: SteveMaskey(MO)
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 12:29pm
Russ is right. Dad put 6 bolt hubs on his series 1 D17 rears ago. Just had to get the right bearings. He had trouble breaking the centers out of the 5 hole wheels.
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Posted By: Onslowe in Mo
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 3:44pm
The reason for considering this, is so that I can put on a set of taller front tires that I have on hand, to offset the height of the back. It has some 23.1's on now. This WD is just my toy tractor, which I am just getting back to, since summer is over. I set a 17 engine in it, just about to fire it up, finally! One difficult thing, which wan't all that difficult, was making a spacer for between the water pump and block, so pulleys would line up correctly, got it done Friday, though it took some whittling, lol.
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Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 6:47pm
You should be able to buy stronger 5 bolt wheel centers as another simpler alternative. You have to look at the wheel rating, if you buy only on price you will get a wimpy wheel center.
Gerald J.
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Posted By: Onslowe in Mo
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 7:04pm
Thanks for all the thoughts, I really appreciate them. I need to round up one of those bearing books!
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Posted By: Matt MN
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 7:21pm
I am not sure your spacer on the waterpump, is the right thing to do. it will hit the radiator? I have been told you have to re-do the hole in the crank pully so it slides back farther to line up with the waterpump.
Matt
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Posted By: Chris (swIA)
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 8:41pm
What about the 6 bolts hubs from a WC? I believe they had the same size spindles.
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Posted By: Good
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2010 at 6:36am
WC's will work on WD's we've done it but I have all crop 90 hubs tried it and the allcrop hubs are way short for the spindal plus bearings are different and UC hubs won't work their spindal is way bigger than WD at least one with spokes is wich I assume is the same no matter what was on there. I personaly think the 6 bolt makes it appear more heavyduty and for us a better selection of rims and tires. They should have all had 6 bolt hubs.
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Posted By: Onslowe in Mo
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2010 at 7:03pm
I agree, Good! Six bolt hubs would open up so many more possibilities.
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Posted By: Onslowe in Mo
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2010 at 7:07pm
Matt, I wasn't sure either, but put it all together last night, and it went well. Just needed a 3/8 inch spacer plate to get things in line. The front pulley needed to be machined to fit the larger diameter crank, but really lucked out there. Found one that had already had been machined, just laying out at the local salvage yard!
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