Digging into my '46 A Deere during my restoration and rebuild efforts, I was dissapointed to find that the con-rod bearings are not only shot, but the babbit of the bearing is cast into the con rod and cap! Since I can't see how you could possibly replace these parts, I'm wanting to switch to the precision-insert bearing type rods that deere switched to in their tractors just shortly after mine was built. Since I'm going to have the engine apart to do this, I figured I'd overbore it a little and get a rebuild kit to go along with the new rods/bearings and crankshaft (which I plan to have machined). Now I can't seem to find anyone that sells this stuff! I figure I can probably find a set of rods at the scrap yard, but don't know where to go for the bearings, which I figure will have to be a little oversize after I get the scoring machined off the crank journals. And I can't seem to find anyone (other than deere) who sells an over-bore kit for the '46 "A" Can anyone steer me in the right direction? I'm probably not ever going to pull with this tractor, I just want a good, working tractor, and figured you guys'd be the best to ask.
Thanks-
chris
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