air cleaner filtering element

[Jpvano28]

Hey all, I'm back .. How do you remove the air cleaner filtering element on a 550? I don't want to break or bend anything, I can't figure out how to get it out. Thanks ... Joey

 

[super99]

You're asking about the metal filler inside the filter? They sell replacements for the insides, don't remember what they call it. I had one apart years ago, kind of a pain in the butt! The bottom part that holds it all in comes out, don't remember if it was spot welded or just a tight fit. I don't remember having to weld it after I got it back together

 

[Jpvano28]

Hey Super, Yeah I see what looks like spot welds all around it. Is there a way to just to flush it? Maybe kerosene? otherwise you would have to pry it off .. I really don't want to do that ..

 

[rrlund]

Sure, flush it with kerosene and blow it out with air, but the oil in the cup is what does the filtering.

 

[Jpvano28]

Aaaa I didn’t know that, so keep the oil cup filled and don’t worry so much about the guts .. thank you for the heads up

 

[rrlund]

Aaaa I didn’t know that, so keep the oil cup filled and don’t worry so much about the guts .. thank you for the heads up

The dirt settles to the bottom of the cup, so dump out the oil periodically and clean the layer of dirt out.

 

[Jpvano28]

Thank you .. appreciate the advice.. I’m new to this tractor thing ..

 

[GermantownGreen]

Thank you .. appreciate the advice.. I’m new to this tractor thing ..

Yes, in extreme cases, ie.... Purchased a tractor new to us, after taking the oil cup off, unbolt that assembly and clean with solvent and then final gas clean, let dry for a spell, then re-assemble.
Easier to clean up, not in the vertical stage.
GG Wes

 

[cumminstinkerer]

I have seen the screens so plugged with dirt/oil mixed, like road tar, that the tractor wouldn't hardly run, yes the oil is the filter but it works by pulling the debris through the oil, some oil rises with each dirt particle, theoretically when shut off the oil drips back down into the bowl and takes the dirt with it, obviously some will drip back down while running as the film gets heavy enough on the mesh, over time though the mesh does get horribly gunked up. One I did, I had to use the hot water washer and some oven cleaner to get it cleaned off, then went to gas, and finally blew it dry.

 

[Jpvano28]

Thank you all for the responses. I actually took a really good look at it earlier and it really wasn't as bad as I thought. I blew it out after dipping it in degreaser and it looks pretty good now. But I will keep an eye on it in the future and sometime down the road replace it.

joey

 

[cumminstinkerer]

Not sure on Oliver's but the ones on our Case's have a snap-ring hidden up there above the bowl and below the screens, keep in mind it's a bear to get out and back in, it's a heavy ring in a tight spot, and flat ends, no bend or holes in them

 

[Jpvano28]

Yeah it's a complicated set up, it almost looks like little spot welds, but it not, it's just crimped (insanely tight) all the way around. That's why I don't want to mess with it.

 

[scootergmc]

If you have access to a parts washing bin with a flexible solvent nozzle/faucet, those can work really well too.

 

[Yar]

I took apart the air cleaner for my 1963 770 after I learned that the wire mesh was on the inside of the canister.
I used a 1/8 " drill bit to drill out the crimps and removed the bottom and twisted and pulled the wire mesh out.
The only precaution is to make sure you only drill through the 2 flanges, otherwise you damage the bottom screen.
Which was easy to make a new one with metal screen material.
When done used pop rivets to hold the assembly together.
Hope this helps.

 

[Jpvano28]

I took apart the air cleaner for my 1963 770 after I learned that the wire mesh was on the inside of the canister.
I used a 1/8 " drill bit to drill out the crimps and removed the bottom and twisted and pulled the wire mesh out.
The only precaution is to make sure you only drill through the 2 flanges, otherwise you damage the bottom screen.
Which was easy to make a new one with metal screen material.
When done used pop rivets to hold the assembly together.
Hope this helps.

Thank you .. I managed to clean up the mesh with diesel fuel and an air compressor.. it turned out to work pretty good..