split 2+2

Rocks Rambo · Feb 4, 2010

I need the joint where my 3588 2+2 pivots repaired as it is sloppy. Is this too big of a job for a shade tree mechanic? Any unforeseen issues with this task.

MSM · Feb 4, 2010

If you have a good solid floor, and heavy enough jacks to do the split,and the ability to press in the bushings,it will be alot of work but not hateful.
But if it has been run sloppy for awhile and the holes in the bosses are egged out,the bosses may have to be welded up and line bored to hold the bushings in proper alignment. A machine shop near me has a portable welding rig with a line bore tool that does it on site,convenient but expensive......$1700 to weld up and machine the bosses on a small Cat wheel loader about the size of your 2+2.

Jon Hagen · Feb 4, 2010

If you can get a look as a 2+2 shop manual, they have a lot of tips that can save you a lot of time / work.
There are little tips like being able to replace a clutch without having to split all the Ac and hydraulic lines. That same section would handle replacing the hinge joints.
Somewhere in my manuals cabinet I still have the 2+2 shop manual from a 3788 I owned.

pete 23 · Feb 4, 2010

The lower bushing wallows out the hole in housing. CaseIH has a package with a replacement bushing adaptor. I always took the entire transfer case out and took it to the machine shop to have them machine it out for that adaptor. IH originally had OTC supply a tool to bore it out on the tractor, it didn't work well for me so never tried it again. You may already have that package installed and could just replace it and the pivot bushings. I always had the factory recommended stand to split so it was not a problem.

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