Restoring a Massey Ferguson 188? This page offers more than 400 matching parts from the 100 series, including classic tractor parts, lighting and electrics.
Plenty of MF 188 tractors still earn their keep on farms, and many more are being restored. This page lists more than 400 parts that fit the 188, from GRANIT and from makers such as Eaton, LUK, Cobo and GRAMMER.
Loose steering on a 188 usually comes from wear in the front axle. For that job you will find stub axles, bushes, wheel bearings and sealing rings for the front axle. Jack up the front and rock the wheel top to bottom. A knock at the stub axle points to worn bushes, while play that disappears when someone holds the brake on suggests the wheel bearing instead. Whenever you open things up, fit a new sealing ring as well, because an old seal that has been disturbed rarely keeps the grease in afterwards. Pack the new bearing with grease before fitting, tighten the hub nut until it just binds, then back it off a fraction so the wheel turns freely without play.
On the cooling side, when you change the water pump, look hard at the radiator hoses too. After years in place they bond to the outlets and tend to split the next time they are pulled off, so fitting new ones at the same time saves a second drain of the coolant. Clean the mating face on the block thoroughly before the new gasket goes on.
Check the serial plate first to confirm you have a 188, since tractors in the 100 series look very alike from the outside. Many parts also carry a stamped or cast Massey Ferguson number. Compare that reference number with the product description, which often quotes it. For gaskets and seals, lay the old one on the bench next to the new one and compare the shape and the number of holes before fitting.
If there is another model from this series in your yard, use its own page. It shows only the parts listed for that tractor.
The complete line-up of the brand is under Massey Ferguson parts.
