5020 4wd to 2wd conversion?

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   Well, I finally broke something on my 4wd 5020 that’s expensive and/or hard to find. Plowing a field last weekend my right front caught a couple of times instead of spinning free. I nursed it back to the barn to diagnose and it’s not pretty. 
The inside u-joint deteriorated, taking the coupler/carden(?) joint with it. The large bearing between the two housings came apart in the process, and some metal got down into the gear area and broke a tooth off of the larger of the drive gears at the hub as well. 

Parts are expensive, if I can find them. The coupler and larger gear I am having zero luck with. I’ve called a couple people in Michigan with salvage tractors in hope of swapping the whole assembly but no one has 4wd parts lying around. Has anyone tried making a 4wd a 2wd with any luck?  I feel if I replace the best songs around the large gear and remove the smaller gear and U-joints I would have a functional 2wd tractor instead of a non-functional 4wd. Thoughts?

If anyone has a lead on a right hub/axle assembly in or around Michigan I would appreciate that as well. Or a lead on where to get the coupler and u-joints.  It’s a 1984. 

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Louisdove Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bronze Level Joined: 03 Mar 2017 Location: Michigan Points: 16	Post Options Post Reply Quote Louisdove Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: 5020 4wd to 2wd conversion? Posted: 18 Sep 2020 at 3:42pm
	Well, I finally broke something on my 4wd 5020 that’s expensive and/or hard to find. Plowing a field last weekend my right front caught a couple of times instead of spinning free. I nursed it back to the barn to diagnose and it’s not pretty. The inside u-joint deteriorated, taking the coupler/carden(?) joint with it. The large bearing between the two housings came apart in the process, and some metal got down into the gear area and broke a tooth off of the larger of the drive gears at the hub as well. Parts are expensive, if I can find them. The coupler and larger gear I am having zero luck with. I’ve called a couple people in Michigan with salvage tractors in hope of swapping the whole assembly but no one has 4wd parts lying around. Has anyone tried making a 4wd a 2wd with any luck? I feel if I replace the best songs around the large gear and remove the smaller gear and U-joints I would have a functional 2wd tractor instead of a non-functional 4wd. Thoughts? If anyone has a lead on a right hub/axle assembly in or around Michigan I would appreciate that as well. Or a lead on where to get the coupler and u-joints. It’s a 1984.

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Gary Burnett Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Virginia Points: 3098	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gary Burnett Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 2020 at 6:51pm
	I bought a Massey Ferguson 220 4WD.same tractor as an AC 5030 in about the same breakage condition as your 5020.I took the 2WD front end off a parts 5020 I have and put them on the MF 220.Pretty simple switch just left the 4WD gearbox in place.

TramwayGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Location: Northern NY Points: 11781	Post Options Post Reply Quote TramwayGuy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 2020 at 6:56pm
	Interesting that the Allis 5030 was never offered in 4WD, but the same tractor in MF was.

DougG Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 20 Sep 2009 Location: Mo Points: 8370	Post Options Post Reply Quote DougG Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 2020 at 7:21pm
	Pretty sure they were,,, but I think I'm wrong could have swore I seen one at auction a few weeks ago Edited by DougG - 19 Sep 2020 at 7:59am