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    Ford backhoe parts.

    Ive got a ford 555 that i need some parts for. I found a couple places online that sell major parts like shafts, converter, flex plate. But im wondering if there is a good place to get parts like gaskets and seals besides new holland or ford dealers I see the new holland site is pretty good...
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    Ford 555a backhoe torque converter alignment

    Ive got a ford 555 backhoe which has a broken coupler plate between the flywheel and torque converter. I split the backhoe and am ready to put it back together but the manual says to use an alignment tool to bolt up the coupler/flex plate to the torque converter instead of just aligning it...
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    Ford 555a transmission grinding

    Well i split the ford, and the drive plate is available but i cannot find the alignment tool for sale anywhere. Does anyone know where i could find it? Torque converter alignment tool No. 11890
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    Ford 555a transmission grinding

    Yes i hope that is it! Its only 120 dollars :) Luckily i have my trusty oliver 550 loader to help me split the backhoe
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    Ford 555a transmission grinding

    So this backhoe is not moving and there is a noise like a whirring grinding coming from the torque converter area. The noise is intermittent and something is clearly broken but im wonding what it could be? Just a bad torque converter? bad flywheel? broken input shaft? broken converter bolts...
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    Oliver 550 oil filter number.

    Can someone help me out here mine doesnt have a number on it and i dont want to pull it until i get a replacement. Thanks!
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    Putting cockshutts to bed for winter

    Great looking tractors, always nice to see old machinery maintained properly
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    New oliver 550 loader

    Yea i let it drain overnight last night and i just filled it with diesel to flush it out. Going to run it with the wheel off the ground for about a minute then let it drain and refill with 80w-90
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    New oliver 550 loader

    Because the oil was contaminated with water should i flush this transmission with kerosene? i have heard of a few people doing this. wondering if this might do more harm than good.
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    Oliver paint

    Whats the paint code? i read that the later olivers had meadow green on them
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    Oliver paint

    Whenever i see old tractors it looks like all the bolts, nuts, screws, whatever are always painted, im wondering how the heck you prep this sort of stuff without dismantling the entire tractor and stripping every bolt. Is everything wire wheeled? Im pretty farmiliar with automotive paint, but...
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    Paint

    What epoxy primer did you guys us? Was that 88 a frame off type resto or was the motor left in for paint? Basically asking how much prep you did.
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    550 Brake Question

    Do you have a website for AGCO, i tried looking theres a few companys that use those letters and i couldnt find it.
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    550 Brake Question

    Do you happen to remember the size of the shaft seals for the brakes?
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    New oliver 550 loader

    You guys were right the boot is torn, thanks. Just picked up 5 gallons of 80w-90 today
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