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Moved 35-40 buckets of material yesterday while backfilling a building. Clutch seemed to work fine. Hopefully it continues to operate without issue.

I let the crawler with clutch cover removed sit in the sun yesterday, then I directed a heat gun into the clutch housing for 45 minutes. I fired up the crawler and still that track wouldn't drive. So I tied back the good one and let the 'wet' one slip for several minutes. I could tell it was startin...

I own a 1968 straight 350 crawler loader. The machine has been working well until today when i lost drive in my right track. I pulled the cover from the steering clutch housing and noticed a heavy brown liquid covering all internal parts. I pulled the drain plug and about 1 cup of fluid came out. It...

For whatever reason last year when I bought the crawler, I changed all other fluids and filters but not the reverser's. I just picked up a filter and 3 gallons of fluid.

I got a pressure gauge setup and dove into more investigation. I fired up the crawler to let it warm up. While running I removed the plug for the high pressure check and oil started coming out of the hole. Of course oil would come out of the hole (guess I hadn't engaged my brain yet). Shut the crawl...

I did some additional investigation today. I removed the floor boards and verified that the reverser lever and clutch pedal both appear to be rotating their shafts on the reverser accumulator housing properly (I was hoping for a broken cable). I looked inside the transmission (through the dipstick) ...

I have a straight JD350 Crawler Loader with a hydraulic reverser. I recently dug out a foundation and put 14+ hours on my loader over 3 days. Couple of the mornings were rather cold and the machine was a little slow to respond to the shifting with the reverser for the first 30 minutes or so. Today I...

I supported the nose, unbolted it, and slide it forward several inches. I then removed the two bolts holding the hydraulic pump. I was then able to get enough space between the split coupling on the hydraulic pump shaft to slide the new belt through. Then I simply routed it over the correct pulleys ...

Does anybody know where I can purchase bucket teeth for my 1968 JD350 crawler loader? JD has discontinued them, and I tried searching through the message board but didn't find any answers.

Thanks

I got my 350 back up and running this weekend. I did the steering clutch replacement kit from Lavoy, along with a few of his suggestions. Job went pretty smooth....had a few things fight us (brake drum sliding inside the new brake band and pulling the track tight enough to slide the master pin throu...

Thanks for the info.

I am looking for a service manual for my 350, serial number states that it is a 1968 model which would make it a straight 350 (I think....serial number 098762T). Why is there such a large difference in price between a straight 350 and 350B service manual (approx 2X). Is the differences between the t...

Lavoy I have read that you are the guy to get the parts from. Typically how long does it take to get them? I am referring to clutch plates, throw-out bearing, pressure plate, brake band and possibly the throw-out tube. If the turnaround time is pretty short then i will probably wait until it is disa...

thanks for the reply. I think i am just going to bite the bullet now and fix it right. I have looked over the threads on here about getting into the clutch assembly and feel like I can do the job. And since i will be in there i want to replace components that should be replaced....friction and steel...

I appreciate all the great information that I have already learned from this forum. I will try to not write a novel to explain my situation. I recently acquired a 1968 JD350 crawler loader from a good friend. I drove it about 1 mile to get it to a truck and another 1/2 mile to get it to my house aft...