8600 oil pan removal

[mrhud]

does the whole front bolster and axle need to be split off to remove the pan about how many hours thanks hud

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

Remove one set of bolts and put longer guide bolts in. Block under the transmission and roll the front bolster/axle forward a few inches on the longer bolts to give you room to drop the oilpan.

 

[mrhud]

customer says water is getting in the pan he said the block was bored thirty years ago and sleaved he is concerned that the repair sleaves are leaking

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

Pull the pan and pressurize the cooling system. Look up underneath and see if a sleeve is leaking.

 

[mrhud]

we will preasure up test the coolers, and then see if anything shows up in the pan after a couple of days at about 15psi then pull the pan if somthing is in the bottom

 

[Brown David]

does the whole front bolster and axle need to be split off to remove the pan about how many hours thanks hud

I can't help you with your question but just wanted to say that I spent a good many hours in the cab of an 8600 working the fields of a sod farm/nursery 30 odd years ago.

I thought they were a good looking and good working tractor. This one went down one summer due to cylinder cavitation but was fixed and continued to do most of the hard work for quite a few more years.

 

[mrhud]

this guys tractor is nice looking and doent look beat up. could use a cab foam kit

 

[showcrop]

this guys tractor is nice looking and doent look beat up. could use a cab foam kit

They all needed a cab foam kit straight from the factory. The cab on my 9000 came off it right away.

 

[Brown David]

They all needed a cab foam kit straight from the factory. The cab on my 9000 came off it right away.

Yeah, the foam was rough in the one I ran too.