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I was asked a couple of specific questions that might be useful to answer in public: The Crossbar per se was not involved in the R&R. Look at http://www.appal.org/pix/jd350_/jd350_/img_2648_jpg.jpeg.html and you'll see that the crossbar is still bolted up. That picture pretty much shows what bolts h...

wizner85: I would not try a longer bolt, it might bend and be a bear to get back out without damage. I have tried that myself in the past, and it proved to be not much of a solution, even without the risk of bending the bolt. If you still want to try, be sure to find a hi grade bolt, say a 5 or 8. A...

wizner85: Does actuating the steering lever ever bring the steering clutch brake adjusting screw into contact with the brake actuator (don't know the official name for that part). If not, you may have not gotten the pressure plate set right, and the clutch is releasing way too soon because the clutc...

wizner85: If you look at the rebuild link I posted ( http://www.appal.org/webnewspro/14126839842412.shtml ), and examine the photos there, you will see this one ( http://www.appal.org/pix/jd350_1/pix_jd350_20141004/img_2731_jpg.jpeg.html ). It shows the jf350 final drive with the first fiber and ste...

original possum: You are right about pulling the drive shaft free of the final drive. There is room, tho in my case the shaft was tight at the pilot bearing so I didn't fight it loose. If that shaft stays with the bulldozer, the risk of damaging throwout bearing carrier tube is nil, as you observed....

For the most part those are return lines, but for the top frontmost two sections. The front plumbing and 3 valve set were added on in 1972, and have been no trouble. The valves have run hitched equipment like a log loader, or a crane without any unusual flaws, and the piping has outlasted all the ho...

One can pull the final drive and repair a failed steering clutch on a JD350 with less effort than it might first appear. I am working up a full howto with pictures here: http://www.appal.org/webnewspro/140922658578100.shtml Once I get the brake drum resurfaced, I'll do the rebuild pix too, so stay t...

Hi, I have a JD350c. I have a couple of questions: the original stock hydraulic track tension rod seal has been replaced with a new (better) design. The new seal is larger, one-piece nylon, but I cannot find instructions on it's proper orientation. The new seal has a flared lip on one end, and none ...