 Big day for Old Warrior. I cleaned up the sump and with what's-her-name helping, we managed to get the newly rebuilt hyd control unit back in place without destroying the gasket. Torqued it all down, a good thing considering my fix on the broken bolt hole lined up and held torque. Filled tranny and center section with MC-134, filled rear end with 90 weight GL-5. Filled newly rebuilt hyd pump with MC-134, and cranked it up. Moved the touch lever up, and the lift arms lurched to the top. A couple of cycles, and the hyd unit is working smooth as silk, easily adjustable in position control. I forgot to check draft control, but confident that it is working well too. I do have a leak at the high pressure line connection, maybe I shoulda put in two o-rings, but it only has one working port, so I figured only one would do, could be the reason for that leak. The new clutch works, the PTO works with the Sherman in Low and High, but not in neutral. The tranny won't go into first, and the engine stalls when I put the tranny in reverse and ease the clutch out. That means the tranny is jammed up in two gears I figure. With the tranny in neutral and the Sherman in Low, engage the PTO and it works, plus the left rear wheel spins, so that means my newly rebuilt rear end is working. All in all, not too bad for such a large scale test. Now, what's with the Sherman in neutral? It should work like it's not there, right? What do I look for in the tranny? I'll take the cover off and look down there, but it's all gears to me. Ramrod
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