jon f mn
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Finally got my 530 ready to go to work. Replaced the pto clutches and the too shaft and a couple bearings that were bad. Put a new seal in the live power shaft while I was there. Had a leaking seal on the brake shaft, so i put new seals there and in the diff lock shaft. Had to take the axle out to do that.
Those seals in the difflock shaft were a bear o get in. I tried everything to get them on when they were in the pinion, but I just couldn't get them to start on the diff lock shaft. Had to put it together first, then put the new seals in with a very slim punch. Also put new seals in the 3pt cylinder. It had a missing plate on the left side floor, so cut a new one for there.
Gave it a new seat and muffler as well.
I will get an original recovered when I can and get it closer to original. It was jumping out of gear in the hi/lo range, found the fork was bent and that caused it to jump out of hi. Talked to Jonathan Woodrum whi has a lot of parts for these smaller cases and he had a cure for the low range issue. He suggested welding the detent slot shut and milling a new one so the fork moves further. Did that and it worked well. Doesn't jump out of any gears now. Here is a pic of Bonnie getting ready for her first drive. This is her tractor.
Worked on the timing a bit and that helped with the miss it had and now it doesn't smoke as much as well. I'll put it on the grinder/mixer in a day or so and try it out again.
Those seals in the difflock shaft were a bear o get in. I tried everything to get them on when they were in the pinion, but I just couldn't get them to start on the diff lock shaft. Had to put it together first, then put the new seals in with a very slim punch. Also put new seals in the 3pt cylinder. It had a missing plate on the left side floor, so cut a new one for there.
Gave it a new seat and muffler as well.
I will get an original recovered when I can and get it closer to original. It was jumping out of gear in the hi/lo range, found the fork was bent and that caused it to jump out of hi. Talked to Jonathan Woodrum whi has a lot of parts for these smaller cases and he had a cure for the low range issue. He suggested welding the detent slot shut and milling a new one so the fork moves further. Did that and it worked well. Doesn't jump out of any gears now. Here is a pic of Bonnie getting ready for her first drive. This is her tractor.
Worked on the timing a bit and that helped with the miss it had and now it doesn't smoke as much as well. I'll put it on the grinder/mixer in a day or so and try it out again.