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4055 Rear Axle Adjustment

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2510Paul

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On the 4055 I have been working on the axle adjustment means is different than I am accustomed to. The most obvious there is not a rack gear for moving the wheel in and out. Can someone tell me how you adjust these?
Thanks.
Paul
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There is a special tool for those wheels, kind of a half moon setup with a pinion mounted to it. Maybe ask your dealer to borrow one? Though once you get the wedges loose you might be able to wiggle your wheel to where you need it.
 

Bob
It's been since '93 that I adjusted the rear wheel tread setting on my 4255 but the tool you posted link to doesn't resemble the one I used at dealership.
 
The tool is insanely priced from Deere and doesn't work that well going in or out, can't remember which way. Get your wedges loose and use a curved flat tipped pry bar and used the grooves in the axle as a leverage point to move in or out
 
That looks close, but the picture is only showing the frame, should have the pinion and shaft going through the two ears pointing up, and a spacer block/wedge.
 
IIRC I used a hydraulic jack on the end of the axle and a chain across the wheel to move mine out on the 4455. A handyman jack might work too.
 
Thanks everyone for your help. Gee, seems like they had a good system and went to a real Rub-Goldberg method.

Thanks again.

Paul
 
A friend of mine who has a 4255 had the same issues from the first day he had that tractor. He moves his wheels in and out frequently due to the various tasks he performs with that tractor. The adjustment tool, according to him, was a "crock of BS" and "a joke." He was rather vocal about this with Deere, as it appeared this "change" was a cost cutting measure made by management. Deere went back to the prior design of center castings which included the pinion built in when they came out with the 60 series. My friend resorted to changing his castings to the newer design and his problem was resolved with that. He did receive some help through Deere, as I recall, but this obviously was back in the early 1990's.
 
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