I'm getting ready to tear into the rear axle assembly, mainly to replace the axle seals, but also anything else I find wrong. Here's my question -
I was talking with the shop foreman at our local JD dealer, and he recommended swapping sides when I re-install the final drive gears. This goes against my thinking, but he works as a mechanic every day and I just happen to own some wrenches. The gears are quiet in this old tractor now. It looks to me like the original gear match would be worn in and swapping them around would set up a new possibly noisy wear-in period.
What would you guys do?
Thanks for any advice.
I was talking with the shop foreman at our local JD dealer, and he recommended swapping sides when I re-install the final drive gears. This goes against my thinking, but he works as a mechanic every day and I just happen to own some wrenches. The gears are quiet in this old tractor now. It looks to me like the original gear match would be worn in and swapping them around would set up a new possibly noisy wear-in period.
What would you guys do?
Thanks for any advice.