Posted by ScottyHOMEy on July 03, 2009 at 19:01:15 from (70.105.232.123):
In Reply to: Transmission Gasket posted by FarmallJoe on July 03, 2009 at 14:22:18:
When you say base of the shifter, are you talking about the shift lever itself or the transmission cover that it mounts in, the plate with the shift pattern bolted to the top of the tranny? If at the bottom of the shift lever, they you are definitely overfull, probably, as suggested, with with water.
In that case you're definitely in need of a draining and refill to the proper level. Being on level ground is recommended highly.Drain plug for the tranny is on the side, at the right rear corner. If you find a lot of hard caked sediment when you remove the plug I'd suggest you clean things up inside a little by waiting until you've got a significant amount of oil out. Then put the plug back in. The go to the front left corner of the tranny on the side. You'll se a plug there, with the brake rod probably in the way. This is your level check plug. Remove it to make sure that you have drained it below the correct level. If not, go drain some more, until you are sure you have drained it significantle below the correct level. Then replace the drain plug. With the level plug still out, remove the plug in the transmission cover, and add diesel fuel or kerosene until it begins to drain from the level hole. Replace the level and fill plugs and take it for a drive. Use all your gears and keep moving. The idea is to warm up the transmission and give the diesel a chance to have some solvent effect on the gunk and crud inside. When done, drain immediately and refill to the correct level. That last is done by now draining completely. Replace the drain plug and remove the fill and level plugs. It should take 5 qts (5-1/2 with a PTO) but will probably take less if you have any sludge left in the bottom. Just fill it until it starts to run out the level hole and replace the fill and level plugs. Any name brand gear oil of 85 weight or better will do nicely. There are reasons to use some of the heavier multiweights, but not until you know what you have going on in there.
Now . . . pausing for breath and to dry the sweat dripping from my fingertips . . . for the transmission cover. If it's actively seeping from there, you're probably still overfull, so a change and refill would still be in order. If that gasket does need replacing, it's not a bad job. The only trick, more a caution really, is to start with the tractor in neutral, and be sure the shifter forks are lined up with the gears when you go to lower the cover back on.
The only seal and gasket kits/sets I know of for these tractors are for the motor. Everything else is one gasket at a time. The one you need is still available from CaseIH, #47279DA.
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