Hi everyone,
This is my first post here, hopefully you all can help me out.
I'm repairing a 1955 Massey Ferguson TO-35 for a friend of mine in my spare time. The failure occured when he was doing some work on his property and he noticed oil pouring out of the starter motor and from the bottom of the bell-housing. He's not very mechanically inclined and asked my advice. The oil is gear oil and actively pumps out of the starter motor with the engine running.
I know that I will need to break the tractor apart and replace the clutch, but I'm not to sure where the oil came from. I've read some material about the hi/lo speed shaft support sitting below the transmission input shaft being the weak link but nothing definitive. I can feel the hi/lo speed shaft cap when I reach my hand inside the inspection port. The edges of it have silicone sealant squished outside so it's been repaired before apparently. Nothing is loose, but I'll find more when I pull the halves apart.
Has anyone else heard of or experienced this kind of failure? If so, is there a more robust way to repair the cause? :?:
Thanks everyone!
This is my first post here, hopefully you all can help me out.
I'm repairing a 1955 Massey Ferguson TO-35 for a friend of mine in my spare time. The failure occured when he was doing some work on his property and he noticed oil pouring out of the starter motor and from the bottom of the bell-housing. He's not very mechanically inclined and asked my advice. The oil is gear oil and actively pumps out of the starter motor with the engine running.
I know that I will need to break the tractor apart and replace the clutch, but I'm not to sure where the oil came from. I've read some material about the hi/lo speed shaft support sitting below the transmission input shaft being the weak link but nothing definitive. I can feel the hi/lo speed shaft cap when I reach my hand inside the inspection port. The edges of it have silicone sealant squished outside so it's been repaired before apparently. Nothing is loose, but I'll find more when I pull the halves apart.
Has anyone else heard of or experienced this kind of failure? If so, is there a more robust way to repair the cause? :?:
Thanks everyone!