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by psprague
Sat Jun 23, 2018 11:34 am
Forum: Off-topic discussions
Topic: happy birthday!
Replies: 3
Views: 3840

Re: happy birthday!

I'm Paul but you missed my birthday by 11 days :P
by psprague
Thu Jun 21, 2018 10:32 pm
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: reverser oil flow question
Replies: 94
Views: 8480208

Re: reverser oil flow question

I gotta know....

:)
by psprague
Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:53 pm
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: Regular Hy-Gard or Low Viscosity Hy-Gard
Replies: 8
Views: 6671

Re: Regular Hy-Gard or Low Viscosity Hy-Gard

Both the winches I serviced recently had a color that reminds me of early parenthood, and diapers...
by psprague
Tue Jun 19, 2018 11:33 am
Forum: Off-topic discussions
Topic: I got the power...
Replies: 8
Views: 7865

Re: I got the power...

Amazon says silicone rings are quite the thing.

I never knew they existed and now I want one. I gotta quit coming here.
by psprague
Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:56 am
Forum: Off-topic discussions
Topic: I got the power...
Replies: 8
Views: 7865

Re: I got the power...

My wife gets mad because I don't wear my ring while working. Then I show her a picture of ol' 9 fingered Clyde...

You should make a commercial, you managed to kill a Timex, thats got to be something.... :)
by psprague
Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:50 am
Forum: Off-topic discussions
Topic: Youtube 350 final drive vid
Replies: 0
Views: 3435

Youtube 350 final drive vid

There is a YT vid about a person removing a 350 final drive by cutting the outer roller rail so it could slide out. It was painful to watch.

I could put a link if anyone is interested but it comes up easily on a search.

It's not anyone here is it?
by psprague
Wed Jun 13, 2018 4:09 pm
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: HLR pressure gauge.
Replies: 8
Views: 5650

Re: HLR pressure gauge.

I, for one, do not want a high-pressure high-temperature oil line, down around my feet, pointing upward, to fail. Just no.
by psprague
Sat Jun 09, 2018 7:21 pm
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: HLR pressure gauge.
Replies: 8
Views: 5650

Re: HLR pressure gauge.

I think mine might have had a transmission oil temperature gauge, or so the manual says.
by psprague
Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:23 pm
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: JD 450C final drive sprocket bearings
Replies: 7
Views: 6277

Re: JD 450C final drive sprocket bearings

Have a spare master pin if you can find one. Sometimes they 'resist' coming out and require 'persuasion'.

ETA: My final drive was leaking because whoever had put the 5/8 bolts in, didn't torque them. Wasn't their only mistake assembling it but it was one of the larger ones.
by psprague
Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:23 pm
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: JD 450C final drive sprocket bearings
Replies: 7
Views: 6277

Re: JD 450C final drive sprocket bearings

Do you mean the bull gear bearings?

I've had the right final drive housing off mine. R&R'ing the track was the tough part.
by psprague
Fri Jun 01, 2018 11:56 am
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 450C HLR diag question
Replies: 5
Views: 4390

Re: 450C HLR diag question

Hi Joe, Thanks, more coffee now. I see that now in describing a soft shift, passing thru neutral with R->H and H->R. My question, a bit more refined by caffeine, is with the valve positioning of HLR in the N detent position. From what I can see, the shift valve is in transit between R<->H and the pi...
by psprague
Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:08 am
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 450C HLR diag question
Replies: 5
Views: 4390

Re: 450C HLR diag question

Hi Joe,

Thanks for the insight, I've been here ruminating about what you said.

One thing I just noticed about the manual and maybe it's me being not awake yet is: there is no description of valve positioning or oil flow when the HLR is in neutral.

Its not dumping out the pilot valve is it?

Paul
by psprague
Wed May 30, 2018 4:33 pm
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 450C HLR diag question
Replies: 5
Views: 4390

Re: 450C HLR diag question

It hasn't gotten any better, if anyone is wondering. And I know you are. Or were. It's an odd little thing. It intermittently fails to engage low and mostly when shifting directly from neutral. I dug out an alder stump for a bit of exercise and it didn't change for better or worse. If it fails when ...
by psprague
Wed May 30, 2018 1:31 pm
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: reverser oil flow question
Replies: 94
Views: 8480208

Re: reverser oil flow question

It could have been a replacement cooler that was stored somewhere accessible by Rocky the flying squirrel.

I think one could duplicate almost any weird condition with a handful of crushed acorns and some blue goo chunks.
by psprague
Mon May 28, 2018 11:28 am
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: reverser oil flow question
Replies: 94
Views: 8480208

Re: reverser oil flow question

That might help explain the weird clutch behavior. (notice how I hedge that statement :) ) If it blocks the check valve closed, it starves the needle valve. If it blocks the valve open, it dumps high-pressure oil from the accumulator et al. People tend to use about 97% too much blue goo when assembl...