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Nathan, you shouldn't have any problem splitting that tractor at that area.. Just pull the PTO shaft first so you don't bend it.. ~As far a splitting stands go..You have a few different options.. I usually just bolt pieces of angle iron to the sides of the front frame at the rear to stabilize it, then place a few blocks under the main housing , then roll the rear part away with the wheels still on it using a floor jack under the drawbar [you might have to add a little weight to the drawbar to keep it from tipping]� The other way I have done it is to pull both rear wheels & just use a floor jack under the center of the axle housing [kind of balance it on the jack].. ~One thing you might consider doing is to go a little farther & install new rear axle seals in the rear housing as you will be close to that anyhow.. ~On the rear gasket, I definitely recommend a gasket. That gasket eliminator is sure to cause you a future problem as those cast pieces expand & contract.. I do use a gasket reinforcement on the gasket though [like Loc-Tite 518].. ~One thing you might consider�Years ago I had an �A� leaking like yours is.. I just pulled the rear housing apart about an inch or so using blocks to hold the front up & long bolts to slide the rear back on & stabilize it.. That allowed enough room to scrape the old gasket off & clean the surfaces.. Then I split the new gasket on the top using a puzzle like cut.. Then I installed that gasket between the two halves & pulled the long bolts out as I added new ones through the lower gasket holes.. When I was done I used sealer at the top gasket cut & bolted it back together.. It was kind of a pain but did work good & never leaked ~I split an unstyled �A� a year or so ago using the angle iron legs I spoke of above. I�m not sure but I might have a picture in my archives showing that stand set-up.. Send me your E-Mail address & if I find a picture of those angle irons on that �A� I will send it to you.. [email protected]
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