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I managed to get the retainer of the axle shaft tonight , it took a little finagling to get it off but the test of the tool I say was a success . :) :D http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff14/Lu47Dan/JOHNDEERE420Crawler/1.jpg The tool slides down over the axle shaft easily . http://i236.photobucket....

Ray , most likely back to green at least for the near future . When it gets a full restoration it might be a different color but for now it is going green . Dan

Homemade Breeder Reactors :lol: :lol: :lol: :) Well the tools are done will pick them up tomorrow Tuesday September 2 . Gill , still trying to find a bearing separator big enough to remove the bearing and seal retainer from axle . Might have to set down and make something . Will try to get it off to...

Bill , Gieger counters , I have not seen one of them since I left the Army years ago . But hey if you can sell them , why not . Thanks for the update . Dan

This is as much as I got done on it last Saturday http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff14/Lu47Dan/JOHNDEERE420Crawler/CrawlerRebuildPhotosRaw29.jpg Original paint ? With all I have seen it seems to be . http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff14/Lu47Dan/JOHNDEERE420Crawler/CrawlerRebuildPhotosRaw31.jpg...

Ray , that steering clutch drive shaft's splines were still fully in the throwout bearing sleeve . Knowing what i know now it would not have been a problem to reach in and pull the sleeve out of the throwout bearing :shock: . Here I thought it was a press fit into the ring gear quill . Had I known t...

NOS is an acronym for "NEW OLD STOCK" So most likely that would price would be for a new one . Dan

Lavoy . PVC would have been my first choice IF we could have found the right wall thickness , Also would have had to buy a whole joint of pipe . Since I am paying to have them made , the difference in machining time would not been much but would have been more on the cleanup time on the lathe . So i...

Ambition , I have enough of that right now .
Looks like you are having fun out there on the 440 , makes me want to speed up the working rehab on my 420 . Have fun and watch out for those low hanging branches . Dan

The last AM2774T Seal Installation Tool is sold .
If I get enough interest in them I could have some more made , Looking for a less expensive source of the 6061 Aluminum tubing to get the price down some . Dan

Stan , Thanks for the update , I just found this thread last night . Dan

Saturday I started stripping the paint on the hood , and promptly ran out of stripper . I will get a gallon on Wednesday when I go to pick up my parts for the engine in my pickup truck . There is more than enough to do on the crawler until then . Sunday I removed the right side track carrier as to a...

robk , you are welcome , more pictures to come tomorrow I would post them tonight but it is late and morning is calling too soon . Dan

Hey Stan . Anymore news on this ? inquiring minds want to know . I heard of some crazy stuff people do to engines but that takes the cake . I have run a few skid loaders on jobsites to haul around pipe around the site but would not own one for here at home that is why I am in the process of building...

I received the "NEW" complete final drive housing today , it had to be shipped in pieces but at least it has all the right parts on it . Here are some more photos . http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff14/Lu47Dan/JOHNDEERE420Crawler/420Crawler005.jpg Steering clutch and the shaft that caused all my ...