fan drive shaft

[Scott Bardman]

I am redoing an A serial # 545065 with a fan drive shaft that is chewed up where the generator pulley goes on. I have a parts tractor in the woods A serial # 596724. I know the shaft housing is different but I'm hoping the shaft is the same. Does anybody know before I stand in the woods in the snow and tear this thing apart?

 

[A GURU]

The parts book shows it to be two different shafts. In fact there is even another part number shaft in between the serial numbers you mention. From a physical standpoint, I don't know what the difference is.
Your tractor #545065 falls in a gray area concerning serial number tags. Does you tractor have the steel tag, or aluminum, if it's not too much trouble?
Thanks
Tim

 

[Mark-Ia]

ser# 545065 uses A1176R, the later A uses A3663R.I'd say, Stay In where it's warm.it's different. In the parts book they look different in the area with the ventilater pump on the later one. I have shortened and rewelded them for an early AR.

 

[Scott Bardman]

I believe the 545065 has a steel tag and the 596724 has aluminum. Thank you all for your replies