Question from a Massey nooby. Just purchased a
'61 MF35 Diesel Deluxe without multipower. First
tractor in years and my first Massey.
When I got it, it had sat out in the rain and the
rear end/transmission was overfull due to water
getting in thru a torn shifter boot. After
draining both sumps and flushing it with diesel, I
cleaned the filter screen and wiped out the sumps
and found numerous bearing parts near the filter.
Based on what I found, the pieces are from a
bearing cage that was approximately 1-3/4" OD and
the needle bearings are about 3/8" in width. The
only clue that I have at this point is that the
tractor has a subtle knocking sound when driven in
2nd gear, either range. Other than the knock,
that the previous owner claimed was there when
they bought it 4 years ago, the tractor runs fine
thru all the gears and doesn't seem to have any
obvious transmission/differential issues. Any
thoughts on which bearing came apart and what
issues it may cause?
'61 MF35 Diesel Deluxe without multipower. First
tractor in years and my first Massey.
When I got it, it had sat out in the rain and the
rear end/transmission was overfull due to water
getting in thru a torn shifter boot. After
draining both sumps and flushing it with diesel, I
cleaned the filter screen and wiped out the sumps
and found numerous bearing parts near the filter.
Based on what I found, the pieces are from a
bearing cage that was approximately 1-3/4" OD and
the needle bearings are about 3/8" in width. The
only clue that I have at this point is that the
tractor has a subtle knocking sound when driven in
2nd gear, either range. Other than the knock,
that the previous owner claimed was there when
they bought it 4 years ago, the tractor runs fine
thru all the gears and doesn't seem to have any
obvious transmission/differential issues. Any
thoughts on which bearing came apart and what
issues it may cause?