Ford 7610 restoration

zetecescort

do Agriline do them? I know they have looms for the older 2-5000 series.

Redriddick

zetecescort wrote:

do Agriline do them? I know they have looms for the older 2-5000 series.

I don't think so. They seem to be very hard to get!!

zetecescort

If the old loom is complete I'd imagine it wouldn't be too much work fpr an auto electrician to copy it.

DX85

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TheBody

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I've lived in Longford all my life and never heard of them!!! Great find. Thanks for that!

Redriddick

I emailed brewsters last week and they aid they could possibly repair the old one.
To be honest the old one is in pretty dire condition as when the tractor was split to do the clutch the cables were cut and joined back together with cable joiners. It has also gone very brittle and hard.

emaherx

Redriddick wrote: »

I emailed brewsters last week and they aid they could possibly repair the old one.
To be honest the old one is in pretty dire condition as when the tractor was split to do the clutch the cables were cut and joined back together with cable joiners. It has also gone very brittle and hard.

I had a similar issue to yourself with a 300 series MF. Looms could be got but prices were very high. I think it cost well over 1000 Euro for complete wiring harness (in 3 separate pieces).
So I took the old one and replaced one wire at a time along with a few new connectors where needed. Wasn't exactly fun but can be done, just use proper terminals and not cheap crappy ones.

Redriddick

emaherx wrote:

I had a similar issue to yourself with a 300 series MF. Looms could be got but prices were very high. I think it cost well over 1000 Euro for complete wiring harness (in 3 separate pieces). So I took the old one and replaced one wire at a time along with a few new connectors where needed. Wasn't exactly fun but can be done, just use proper terminals and not cheap crappy ones.

Yeah it might be a route I'll have to go down.

discodaveirl

https://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/mobile/product/37/category/7

Few of these connectors should do the job for you. Mightent be any harm to add an isolator on the battery, always offers a nice bit of peace of mind.

emaherx

discodaveirl wrote: »

https://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/mobile/product/37/category/7

Few of these connectors should do the job for you. Mightent be any harm to add an isolator on the battery, always offers a nice bit of peace of mind.

Get the right crimping tool also, don't just use a pliers or the ones that come with those crappy colored terminals. Proper crimps will fold the cable grip ends the same as your original wiring not just squash them.

zetecescort

It might be worth asking over in the Motoring forum if anybody can recommend an auto electrician near you

Redriddick

Hi guys,
I'm back. Must be the slowest resto ever.
I have taken the dual power pack out as the seals were gone in it. I decided that I would replace the disks in the pack while it is split. I'm this pack there are 4 steel plates and three friction plates. My query is the two workshop manuals I have say there should be 3 of each type of disk in the pack. Anybody have any ideas??

stock>

This was common enough practice to insert additional discs to remove excess wear on the drum..........................

Redriddick

stock> wrote:

This was common enough practice to insert additional discs to remove excess wear on the drum..........................

Reckon I'll put it back the same way, 3 and 4.

Suckler

Redriddick wrote: »

Hi guys,
I'm back. Must be the slowest resto ever.

How did you get on with the wiring?

Redriddick

Suckler wrote:

How did you get on with the wiring?

Gonna do it myself. Only 16 wires, 3 for starter 2 for alternator, headlights,oil pressure eff. Fairly handy to do.

Redriddick

All done and back together. Cant test cause I have no cab or clutch pedal so will see at a later date....

Redriddick

Guys,
Any Of you use tractol to paint your tractor. Just wondering if I should give the tractor a coat of clear lacquer???

TrailerBob

I don't use lacquer on smaller tractors, but depends on what you want. It might help protect it in the long run. I find an extra coat or two of the colour is good.

Redriddick

TrailerBob wrote:

I don't use lacquer on smaller tractors, but depends on what you want. It might help protect it in the long run. I find an extra coat or two of the colour is good.

Thanks. I have about 4 coats of colour on it now and was debating whether to lacquer it or not.....