Mac AR
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- The Hills of Home - The Ozarks
Well, I've got some issues with my Farmall 300. I know what they are, but I don't know really what the best way to handle them is. So here they are:
1. Pushrod cover leaks - Replace gasket, I know. Can I just remove the dist. and hyd. pump as one unit? And where the heck do you get the gasket by itself? Is there a gasket behind the hyd. pump?
2. Rear main leak has got worse - I know, split it. No other option. But while I'm there... is there anything else to replace so I won't have to split it again?
3. PTO to rear axle joint leaks, how the heck do ya fix that? I have looked and looked for a gasket and no luck. Just use some RTV?
4. Finally, the steering post needs a rebuild, but some of the parts are non-existent it seems. IH still carries some, but good night they're high. Are there any good aftermarket places? YT doesn't carry hardly anything as far as steering parts are concerned.
5. There's a hydraulic leak under the dash somewhere. I've had the dash off and cannot pinpoint it. Looks like maybe the bottom of the control valve? Do those have a gasket? But then again it looks like its spitting it out the breather pipe. Over full? Some nimrod broke the dipstick off the fill plug so its kinda a guess how much proposition right now. And good luck finding another fill plug with a dipstick on it. If anyone has one they'd part with I'd gladly buy it.
I understand that most of this stuff is pretty straight forward, but my question(s) is mainly what is the best way to fix these issues without A) Breaking the bank and B) Having to go back in 6 or 8 months and re-fix them. If I didn't absolutely love this tractor I'd sell it and try to find something better. But my gosh does the old girl run good, no blowby and everything else functions great.
Thanks in advance guys.
Mac
1. Pushrod cover leaks - Replace gasket, I know. Can I just remove the dist. and hyd. pump as one unit? And where the heck do you get the gasket by itself? Is there a gasket behind the hyd. pump?
2. Rear main leak has got worse - I know, split it. No other option. But while I'm there... is there anything else to replace so I won't have to split it again?
3. PTO to rear axle joint leaks, how the heck do ya fix that? I have looked and looked for a gasket and no luck. Just use some RTV?
4. Finally, the steering post needs a rebuild, but some of the parts are non-existent it seems. IH still carries some, but good night they're high. Are there any good aftermarket places? YT doesn't carry hardly anything as far as steering parts are concerned.
5. There's a hydraulic leak under the dash somewhere. I've had the dash off and cannot pinpoint it. Looks like maybe the bottom of the control valve? Do those have a gasket? But then again it looks like its spitting it out the breather pipe. Over full? Some nimrod broke the dipstick off the fill plug so its kinda a guess how much proposition right now. And good luck finding another fill plug with a dipstick on it. If anyone has one they'd part with I'd gladly buy it.
I understand that most of this stuff is pretty straight forward, but my question(s) is mainly what is the best way to fix these issues without A) Breaking the bank and B) Having to go back in 6 or 8 months and re-fix them. If I didn't absolutely love this tractor I'd sell it and try to find something better. But my gosh does the old girl run good, no blowby and everything else functions great.
Thanks in advance guys.
Mac