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This is why I'm doing a full rebuild

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Topic: This is why I'm doing a full rebuild

Posted By: Redwood
Subject: This is why I'm doing a full rebuild
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 9:51pm

Lost in the grease from a past bearing disintigration I found this metal. on first inspection everything looked good, grease even looked and felt ok. However when I clean out the grease from the hub assembly I found this. would not have been happy to have a new bearing take in some of this.

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Posted By: nsula_country
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2012 at 12:33am

Nasty!

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2014 LS P7010C, 1962 Farmall 504 Diesel (1st tractor) w/ 2008 Koyker 220 FEL, 1968 Allis Chalmers 180 Diesel, Komatsu PC38UU-2 Excavator, Various attachments for all!

Posted By: Redwood
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2012 at 8:05am

I'm finding that even the oil is pretty gritty, when washing the housings out. After years of hard working a lot a metal has become a part of the system.

This narrow front end design does seem to be the weekest link in the tractor. here is a picture of the shaft. This won't be a cheap fix.

Posted By: Redwood
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2012 at 8:07am

Posted By: Rogers
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2012 at 8:14am

If you have to break something down and decide to save money by not replacing something you automaticall end up spending twice what you thought you saved. That's my experience anyway.

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Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2012 at 10:16am

+1 on the full monte. When I went to replace the lower seal on my D17 steering gear, I couldn't believe the amount of crud that was inside there and that it hadn't managed to destroy the P/S pump.

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