1952 MC crawler

John5775 · Post by **John5775** » Mon Nov 16, 2015 6:22 pm

Does anybody know did all MC crawlers have a idler hub in the idler wheel. I have just taken mine apart and there is none. I don't see how one would fit either. Thank you the help

JimAnderson · Post by **JimAnderson** » Mon Nov 16, 2015 8:19 pm

Sixty years out ,multiple owners and creative repairs could be be the answer.The original idler is cast steel with a tapered steel insert on either side where the axle is installed.If this is not what you have then you could have any number of creative answers to getting one more year out of it.Luck,JimAnderson

John5775 · Post by **John5775** » Mon Nov 16, 2015 8:54 pm

Jim thank you that's what I have. I feel much better now. The repair manual show two idler wheel hub ( bushings) to me. That go inside the idler wheel. That's why I was question it and could not see were they would fit.

Post by **Lavoy** » Tue Nov 17, 2015 10:04 am

The bushings they are referring to is the large tapered cone you are looking at. If yours does not have them, you would just have a 4" hole so to speak in the middle of your idler.
Lavoy

mapaduke@yahoo.com · Post by **mapaduke@yahoo.com** » Tue Nov 17, 2015 4:33 pm

Lavoy, do you have new tapered bushing's?

Post by **Lavoy** » Tue Nov 17, 2015 5:20 pm

New ones are in the $130 range last I checked.
Lavoy

John5775 · Post by **John5775** » Tue Nov 17, 2015 7:42 pm

Yes Lavoy, that's what I have a tapered ones . Thank you so much for the help.

Post by **Lavoy** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 1:03 am

I might have a good front idler with bushings too.
Lavoy

John5775 · Post by **John5775** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 10:22 pm

Thank you Lavoy, I will let you know after this weekend when I put it back together

mapaduke@yahoo.com · Post by **mapaduke@yahoo.com** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 6:25 pm

I see were the ideler bushing's can be replaced but what about the ideler brackets? It seems that they have equal amount of where.
What can be done with those?

Post by **Lavoy** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:47 pm

Nothing other than replace totally unfortunately.
Lavoy

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