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Well it looks like am gonna have to either cut rest of spring loose to see what kind of boss is inside the spring and heat both sides of the spring adjuster nut ...does not seem to get hot enough from one side only...i really don't want to cut the danged bolt to get it out...that torch certainly oug...

well crap....he does have a spring for the track adjuster so will probably get that from him.. So am working on getting the broken spring out....cut several section out so can get ahold of shaft of bolt....i assume the bolt itself has to slide clean out and that the spring adjuster nut must be remov...

LAVOY and others.... Have a chance to get and early 420 center housing....however feller says that starter housing is different....has the old cone shaped allen head center pin w/locknut and my center housing has the 2 stud starter mount.. Am concerned as to whether that will interchange with the ne...

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I will try to get message to Lance to see if he aware of problem....suspect storms in his area ...

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My thoughts exactly...but i aint seeing any wrenches that size at harbor..china...probly shoulda got metric set

Well ffolks hArbor freight had couple sets of wrenchs... 1 regular and 1 with 45 and 60 degree offset....looks like my baby deere has better steel than the offset wrenchs.......the spring adjustment nut is neither 1 7/8th nor 2 in....tho 1 7/8 fits on 1 side only and boogers are really PIA to move.....

Lavoy and All, wELL, GOOD new is...got her up in the air...left right track down on 4x4 blocking left track clear....put my comealong on track pull a bit and she locks down both forward and back....so i raise right track off blocks...get other comealong on that track.....BOTH TRACKS move at same tim...

Well now....JOY....had to get more acetylene....got blamed thing red hot 3/4 of way back towards tranny...and still DID NOT pop off with tension on from my come along...torched it from tranny end and by time i got torch put up and to the front...had to hammer a bit and moved to back and some more ha...

OUCH

A guesstumate...i had donor on trailer and was able to move it around by rolling sliding it....i weighh 150lb....i would say probably around 300lbs give or take...moved it with and without the bell housing and guts

Gave it another thought...for example...my 89 gmc used more oil than i thought it should...after couple years of adding oil i finally climbe underneath and cleaned up the oil pan a bit and then checked it...blamed thing actually had rust pinholes init..went to summit racing and got oil pan and gaske...

OK folks....This danged shaft is really tough nut....I have used the old fire wrench on the sleeve...pulled on shaft with webb rachet strap..only thing that rally holds and straight pull...along with come along as well and literally pulled my webb strap apart with the come along...and no give whatso...

That sure does sound odd..
Sounds to me like some kind of pressure build up in the crankcase??? Of course new clean oil is certainly hard to trace...maybe try to add some food coloring to help trace?? My 440 Always wanted to leak from the valve cover and run down engine.

is this a wheeled tractor?

OK Gents...center Housing is out!!..Man these critters were really packing it in....every crevice crammed and packed in tite...long screwdriver and lots of prying....brake an clutch shafts severely corroded...the small lever for clutch rod may well need replaced..clutch rod appears ok...may well nee...