Ford 4610 Restoration

[joshequi2001]

Doing a full restoration on my Ford 4610. Had a few people ask me to post pictures as I go.

Obviously needs a lot of work to get it to any acceptable standard. Engine only ran on 2 cylinders, gearbox fell out of 2nd and 5th gear. PTO doesn't work and it has no 3pt linkage/pickup hitch. And a few other 'issues'

 

[joshequi2001]

Stripped engine today, 1 broken piston and 4 broken rings, and one valve and seat questionable to say the least. Injectors shot and pump been dumping diesel into sump. Think there's a long road ahead

 

[joshequi2001]

All the pieces of rings and piston

Surprisingly very minimal wear to bores and crank. Block out washed honed and ready to go back in

Valve train all replaced. Turns out the one that wasn't seating was ever so slightly bent

Diesel pump and injectors due to be returned next week, diesel man stripped pump to find it full of rust and sludge and said it was one of the worst he's seen.
Inspected gearbox this week and found a lovely 2 1/2 inch crack underneath so will have to be grooved and built up with weld.
Clutch was always very clunky and noisy, took clutch plate out to find it was bent. Wrong pressure plate fitted too so that explains the lack of working PTO.

 

[joshequi2001]

Started stripping cab back while waiting for parts. Not like there’s much left to strip anyway

 

[joshequi2001]

Got the engine rebuilt over weekend. Got first coat of paint on block and head. All going well until I cranked it over to start. Got about 4 turns from starter then it decided to call it a day, started smoking and will now only click. Had 3 fully charged batteries on it in the end, checked all connections so looks like starter has given up

 

[joshequi2001]

Starter Motor rebuilt and finally got it running. Going like a sewing machine

 

[Lofty1984]

Starter Motor rebuilt and finally got it running. Going like a sewing machine

Probably about the same hp as a sewing machine too
Jokes aside keep it the updates coming she will look awesome when done

 

[joshequi2001]

Probably about the same hp as a sewing machine too
Jokes aside keep it the updates coming she will look awesome when done

Being honest I think it would've been a close call power wise between the two before I started it haha.
Hoping a month at it full time and it'll be nearly there.

 

[joshequi2001]

And so the problems begin. Spent the last 2 days trying to remove the old loader brackets and rear compressor frame. After a lot of swearing, head scratching and brews I'm down to the last 2 pins. Beginning to run out of options so had to bring out the Stihl. Think I'll have to phone a friend and borrow an Oxy torch, suppose it can't be tight if it's a liquid.

On a positive note the front 'third' of the power-train is done, and the majority of the parts have now finally arrived. On it full time now so hopefully see quicker progress.

 

[REStracTORATION]

Your making good progress
It's time consuming to do a rebuild like this but worth it
All the best with it

 

[joshequi2001]

Pins finally out

Not many pictures but got the gearbox apart and fixed, much tighter than it was and it now selects all gears

Got the backend all stripped and it's surprisingly in very good condition just waiting for a few bearings and seals. Hopefully get it back together with the top cover on and working by the weekend

 

[joshequi2001]

Gave the link arms a freshen up

Resealed the top cover and pump

Found the cause of the lack of pressure, safety valve was replaced with normal plug at some point in past so pump was dumping all oil straight to back end

Finally got it back together and working

Hopefully get the cab started in a week or so after getting the body panels sorted and a few other little jobs out of way

 

[joshequi2001]

Been a while for various reasons but finally getting back to it. Cab now solid after fabricating the majority of the bottom half, prep and paint next for cab.

Before

After

 

[Armarex]

Probably about the same hp as a sewing machine too
Jokes aside keep it the updates coming she will look awesome when done

That looks like an awesome job.Many manhours to go Well done.