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Transmission Seals

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Pete

05-03-2004 17:57:17




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My well used 8N is beginning to dribble quite a lot of oil out of the "cotter pin hole".
Looks like it's time for a front transmission seal (and probably a clutch).
Haven't had this thing apart in years but from what I can recall and gather from the ITT manual, the front seal replacement process should be pretty easy- once the tractor's broke in half. Am I missing anything here?
Advice/council appreciated.
Tahnks-

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Joe (IN)

05-04-2004 01:11:26




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 Re: Transmission Seals in reply to Pete, 05-03-2004 17:57:17  
Nope. Not missing a thing. If you stay with it and stay out of the frosties, you can pull it in the garage at 7AM on a Saturday morning and be back out mowing right after lunch. The last one I split only took an hour and a half to get in two pieces and I wasn't in a big hurry. I never could figure out why some guys dread a split behind the engine and talk about it like it's a painful three day job. It is best, however, to have a helper available to put it back together. It's a pain to try to jostle two halves of a tractor back together and get the heights to match so everything slips together correctly all by yourself. The big kicker is to plan ahead and have all the parts on hand. being one $2 part short is enough to make you pull your hair out on an otherwise straightforward job. Don't forget the stupid small stuff like a pair of fresh tie rod end boots as you'll likely trash the old ones with the pickle fork. One last hint: Get a couple big hose clamps before you start. When you get the tie rods and the radius arms disconnected at the transmission end, lay them together, slip the clamp over both parts, and tighten securely. This will keep the wheels pointed straight and eliminate their tendency to want to point opposite directions when you move the front half of the tractor around. Good luck!

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great tip . . . Dell (WA)

05-04-2004 08:02:35




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 Re: Re: Transmission Seals in reply to Joe (IN), 05-04-2004 01:11:26  
Joe..... ...great tip clampin' yer radius rods and tie-rods together fer splittin' yer tractor. Yeah, pickle-forks do a number on rubber boots, great advice.

Iff'n ya do much tractor splittin', think about gittin' a wheeled boat-trailer tongue jack ($25 cheap) with a "flange" that you can drill to match some tranny flange boltholes. Makes rollin' the rear-end "eazy?"..... .....Dell



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Joe (IN)

05-04-2004 16:27:14




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 Re: Re: Re: Transmission Seals in reply to great tip . . . Dell (WA), 05-04-2004 08:02:35  
Well, you know how it goes, Dell. The guy with the best tips is the one who did it the hard way more times than he'll admit before he figured it all out.



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