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    Thread watched 1550 bull gear pinion removal, follow up

    I saw a White mechanic use a hydraulic device like car frames are straightened with. He pushed the brake housing out from inside the gear case. It had a hand pump and a cylinder about the size of a hockey puck on it. I think it was a 2-70 tractor. That was a long time ago.
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    PTO Overrun Clutch

    The only time you are safe around a PTO is when the engine is off. On my 550 the PTO turns even when PTO clutch is disengaged. My 1650 is the same way. On your mowing, if you have mowed there in the past you can go a little faster. Otherwise go slow. No telling what is hidden in the grass.
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    PTO Overrun Clutch

    Yes. The early 55's had a stub shaft that was both, 1 1/8 and 1 3/8 depending on which way you flipped it. Most everything in the last 70 years is 1 3/8.
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    PTO Overrun Clutch

    I would think the over running clutch is rated for a certain horsepower. Your mechanic is right that breaking it saved you a big repair bill. Probably around 500 dollars to fix the PTO clutch.
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    Please help: Steering parts for 1960 Oliver 550

    If the shaft and ball nut aren't rusty or pitted I would put it back together. I have worked on a 55 and 550 and not had any trouble with that part. Straighten up those split tubes and put the balls back in it. Like 30 in each one. I think GM Saginaw division made those originally. Probably a...
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    Oliver 770 clutch

    I would think the tube the bearing rides on is broken or has come out of the bell housing.
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    Hydraulic cross shaft.

    On my 550 I used a hydraulic jack to push the shaft one way then the other. I had to replace the seals and bushings on it. Oil would just run out when I filled it up.
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    AFTERMARKET POWER STEERING KIT FOR OLIVER 550 DIESEL

    There was a man on here a few months ago put one on a 88 or super 88. I think it was a Toyota EPS. It fit above the bell housing quite well. Would probably be tight on a 550. I would think it would have to sit on top of the Saginaw steering gear.
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    AFTERMARKET POWER STEERING KIT FOR OLIVER 550 DIESEL

    Yes, the kit is not cheap, around 2 grand when I inquired a few years ago. Rebuilding your knuckles with new thrust bearings and bushings would help a lot.
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    What's up with this style of hub/lug nuts?

    Those four bolts were added for the higher horsepower tractors running clamp on duals to keep from breaking the hub. Probably overkill on a1550.
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    1550 and loader

    I would hold the inner and work the outer back and forth. The levers might just be rusty or sticky. Spray some lube on them.
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    What was I thinking?

    Cord is a car. They were highly styled and a lot of movie stars had them in the 30's and 40's. Don't know where you live but there is a museum in Auburn Indiana that has Auburn, Cord, and Dusenberg cars from back then. Also a lot of IHC trucks. Definitely worth a look.
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    1550 rear end oil level

    Yes the 770 and 880 had grease fittings on the outer axle bearing, it is kind of odd they did away with it.
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    Looking at buying barn find Oliver 88, hydraulic valve question

    We had a super 88 and had the switches on column. Those quit working, so we put toggle switch with spring return on it from napa. Need one with up off down on it. Didn't have the cylinder depth stop but didn't need it. It had a New Idea mounted picker on it. The switches on the column were handy...
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    oliver 550 3pt doesnt lift plow high enough

    Have you checked the adjustment that the turn buckle adjusts? Should be able to pick up the arms a bit more when all the way up, by hand.
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