Anonymous-0
Well-known Member
I got the right side cover off the steering clutch
compartment. I had to take off the lines than run
the backhoe and really hope I don't need to take
more lines off. They are mostly steel lines with
tee's and multiple fittings and look like
spaghetti the way they are all intertwined. Inside
looks like someone took a cheese grater and
shredded tons of black flakes over everything.
Worse than the left side. Lots of signs of
moisture too but not wet enough for anything to
come out the band support bolt hole. I'm lucky the
bolt came out. I had it about 1/2 way out and then
it tilted sideways. I pushed it straight and then
continued turning it out. The middle of the bolt
is corroded so much that it's only about a 1/4"
dia. instead of 1/2".
I took the left side clutch in to get checked out
and one of the forman there said some people would
leave the band support bolts out so any water or
oil would drain. Anyone heard of this before or
recommend it? I was thinking of just putting lots
of anti-seize on the band bolts and taking them
out occasionally? There are some big pipe plugs in
the bottom behind the band bolts but I'm afraid to
try and loosen those after seeing how tight the
pipe plug to get at hub bolts was. The foreman I
deal with has over 30 years working there. He also
said to not worry too much about a tiny oil leak
from the bevel gear case. He said if the oil level
is staying up and the bottom of the clutch case
isn't saturated with oil, it can't be leaking
enough to worry about. I just need to keep tabs on
the oil level but it's never gone down anytime
I've checked it. In fact it's a little over the
full mark on the dipstick. I'm hoping a friend
will be able to make it out to help me tomorrow.
It would make pulling the clutch out a lot easier
with 2 people.
compartment. I had to take off the lines than run
the backhoe and really hope I don't need to take
more lines off. They are mostly steel lines with
tee's and multiple fittings and look like
spaghetti the way they are all intertwined. Inside
looks like someone took a cheese grater and
shredded tons of black flakes over everything.
Worse than the left side. Lots of signs of
moisture too but not wet enough for anything to
come out the band support bolt hole. I'm lucky the
bolt came out. I had it about 1/2 way out and then
it tilted sideways. I pushed it straight and then
continued turning it out. The middle of the bolt
is corroded so much that it's only about a 1/4"
dia. instead of 1/2".
I took the left side clutch in to get checked out
and one of the forman there said some people would
leave the band support bolts out so any water or
oil would drain. Anyone heard of this before or
recommend it? I was thinking of just putting lots
of anti-seize on the band bolts and taking them
out occasionally? There are some big pipe plugs in
the bottom behind the band bolts but I'm afraid to
try and loosen those after seeing how tight the
pipe plug to get at hub bolts was. The foreman I
deal with has over 30 years working there. He also
said to not worry too much about a tiny oil leak
from the bevel gear case. He said if the oil level
is staying up and the bottom of the clutch case
isn't saturated with oil, it can't be leaking
enough to worry about. I just need to keep tabs on
the oil level but it's never gone down anytime
I've checked it. In fact it's a little over the
full mark on the dipstick. I'm hoping a friend
will be able to make it out to help me tomorrow.
It would make pulling the clutch out a lot easier
with 2 people.
