Farmall H

[Anonymous-0]

I have an H that sat outside most of its life before i owned it. I recently changed the trans. and rearend oil. when i drained the old stuff out i got about 1 gallon of water and 3-4 gallons of oil. after i put in 6 gallons of new 90 wt. it leaks,looks like its coming from the front of the transmission. I am thinking about taking it a local tractor mechanic whos specialty is Farmalls. he told me there are 2 seals and possibly a bearing to replace. and he would have to pull the belly pump. he quoted me a price in the neighborhood of $500.00. is that reasonable? thanks for your time. Jim

 

[DeltaRed]

yup ,its reasonable.

 

[DeltaRed]

Jim,if you got any mechanical ability at all,you can fix it yourself.Ask here,we can guide you through it.Steve

 

[sflem849]

Just do it yourself. The parts will only cost you $20 if you don't put the bearing in.

 

[Tyler Jackson]

Yes you will have to take off the belly pump which is a 2 person job to get on and possibly off. The 2 bolts that hold the drive shaft on and a yoke depending on which seal is leaking. (They both have yokes that slip over a shaft). Then 3 bolts that hold the seal housing on and you"re home free. Hope this doesn"t intimidate you but if you have an hour and a few wrenches you can save $400

 

[TomH in PA]

I'm a rookie mechanic and I've been into the transmission on my H to replace the pilot bearing. Other than the weight of the belly pump and trans cover there's not much to it. Seals are cheap, bearing is probably around $50 and adds about an hour to the job. As a bonus you'll see how to replace the clutch and throwout bearing while you're underneath it.