wrwtexan
Senior Member
- Joined
- Feb 5, 2011
- Messages
- 558
- Location
- Cooper, Texas
- Occupation
- Indy Farm Wrench, heavy land clearing, rancher
First my soapbox rant... I've never liked dry sleeves and removing them. Nearly all of the farm tractors I work on have wet sleeves (heavy bar and a few wacks on the bottom) or are bore in block (Ford only). I am not one to turn a good repeat customer away over a particular machine design, but I hate to see a &%#$ Perkins come in needing a inframe or full overhaul with sleeves. What their bloody affinity was (up until fairly late) with those outdated dry sleeves was I don't understand. To say that they are something that can be removed easily with limited tooling as I have been told before... is laughable. I've tried chipping them out, welding beads up and down (real fun keeping the crank clean on an inframe) which usually burns through in places and spots the block bores, and pulling them with a plate all with less than satisfactory results.
For the old salts on here or those poor souls having to deal with Perkins on a regular basis, what has been a good way to remove a set of dry sleeves? Installation isn't too bad a problem (lube and a driving plate) amidst their forest of studs, but the removal can be a nightmare.
For the old salts on here or those poor souls having to deal with Perkins on a regular basis, what has been a good way to remove a set of dry sleeves? Installation isn't too bad a problem (lube and a driving plate) amidst their forest of studs, but the removal can be a nightmare.