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We got the final drive out today and were able to get at the steering clutches and see what was going on. All the clutch plates were covered in oily residue and the gunk that had built up between the clutch plates and brake drum caused everything to bind up real bad. One of the fiber plates was actu...

wow...five years of engineering school and i didn't think to turn the housing instead of the shaft...brilliant. thanks lavoy, i will give it a go on Saturday.

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Alright, I was able to get a couple hours in on it today. I took some pictures but I left the cord at work so I will post them tomorrow. Lavoy, I found the port for oiling the ring gear. It was clear on the ring gear side so it must be a little gummed up on the tranny side. Anyway after another four...

alright, time to take this weeks insight to the tractor. Stay tuned this time tomorrow for more questions about just what i have gotten myself into.

Thanks for getting me back up a running Lavoy, any idea where the hole or holes may be? There is a cover plate on the top of the housing above the ring gear, is that just an inspection port?

That is the manual I have but it seems like the ring gear is separate from the rest of the tranny. I filled the tranny through the dipstick/fill port next to the PTO lever under the seat but when I pulled the rear cover off it was all water. It seems like the two compartments are separate. Does the ...

The saga continues. I wanted to pull the cover on the rear of the transmission thinking I could work the shaft going to the final drive free. When I pulled the plug on the drain I found the entire compartment was full of water. When I finally got the rear cover off I found everything coated in sludg...

Has anyone ever run into problems having the shaft from the transmission not separating from the final drive when pulling the final drive housing?

I'm having problems with the 350 I just bought. The tracks will not drive under load and will work a little when the tractor is off the ground. When I pulled the covers on the steering adjustment housing both had water and sludge in them. I ran some degreaser and clean hydraulic fluid through them t...

thanks guys. I realize i gave no information of any kind of substance but i got the feel that it's a job. I'm thinking I'm going to give it a go because it turns out one of my cousins or uncles or somehting like that knows the guy and the machine and thinks it's probably worth it. I picked up the se...

What does it cost to rebuild a tranny for materials? How long would it take some one who has never done it before?

also, i was looking around this site and found where to get a parts manual from deere. how do i go about getting a service/repair manual and how bad is it going to hurt?

Hello everyone, I'm greener than the paint on the tractors when it comes to John Deere and old crawlers. I'm very mechanically inclined and have the shop to swing the work. I have an opportunity to buy a 1968 350 with a four way bucket on the front and a hoe attachment on the back. the U/C was redon...