Case 350 final drive problems

T. Hylton · Jan 16, 2015

I am in possession of a Case 350 crawler that will not keep the bearing in the left final drive. All 4 bearings were replaced, along with the seal and seal carrier before it was delivered to me. With less than 8 hours on it the outer bearing went out again. New bearing, seal and seal retainer. It only lasted 20 minutes this time! Any ideas what is causing this?

AJ. · Jan 17, 2015

If the axle shaft is not bent it would be my guess that the load on the bearings is too much causing them to fail,there are shims between the bearing carrier and the final cover,I don't know what the specs are someone else on here may have them.
AJ

T. Hylton · Jan 17, 2015

I'm not sure what the shims are for. The outer race has a lock
ring (not shown on any parts diagrams I have seen) that
prevents the bearing from going into the housing and the
retainer keeps it from coming out. If you put shims in the entire
axel shaft could shift in and out (the thickness on the shim). I
will check the shaft when I tear it back down. I hadn't thought
of that. Thanks.

SteveGr · Jan 17, 2015

Is your track too tight. That will also pull final drive bearings out.

T. Hylton · Jan 20, 2015

If anything the track was a little loose where I had just put everything back together.

AJ. · Jan 20, 2015

Is it possible for you to post some pictures of the bearing.
AJ

Case 350 final drive problems

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