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Looks like grouser pads on it....they tell me NOT good on loaders..should be street pads...too much wear and tear on the undercarriage with them on...and may be on backwards? cant remember for sure

Well would be interesting to see how is she coming along? For info...i dropped bucket off mine and was able to get engine lift in between track to pull motor...after removing front end ..radiator etc...just be sure to have on solid floor and solid wood blocks for blocking up...if you have work on an...

well that was something else again! Tried Lavoys advice with vise grips clamped inside tube against cam...no such luck...looks like need large vise grips to get far enough back to carrier...nevertheless..perseverance works....i drilled hole thru both sides of tube stuck my drift pin thru and connect...

well folks, dont see any comments yet... Now i got to take a look at the hydraulic pump...cleaned up and she looks to be an hydreco pump...oil in reservoir appears to be regular motor oil...tho seems a bit thicker than 30 wt.? cannot get full numbers on it.. am having a bit of trouble checking out t...

In answer to your question..on the milky look....that is water mixed in with the oil..it can be cleaned up by adding sea foam to it and driving using it to mix it up...however, I notice you are rather new to the situation...usualy once you do have it running...you should change all the oils, but if ...

A note....if your oils are appearing milky and is fairly new...just add "sea Foam" to it...it takes water out and clears up..including hydraulics..water NOT good

well guys, now i find that i had to beat the throwout carrier out of the ball rocker w/the slot in it.....the locking bolt was broken off but secondary pin was in its slot....pb blaster and tapping did not do a blamed thing....I literally had to take my 12 inch handled sledge hammer to it with a 4x4...

Well that battle is finally over.....really simple once ya figure it out!! wood wedges...NO GO...plastic wedges NO GO...behind drum.. thought a bit longer took a break...smoked a cig....couple of em....laid final down got chains and bolts thru pressure plate holes crossed em and stuck my hydraulic j...

LAVOY and ALL Well....sure aint no clean job.....now the brake drum/clutch is literally rusted to the shaft,....cannot pry much against housing nor hammer to any extent...now is wonder can i get bearing off and pull the shaft and drum as 1 piece and them be able to pound shaft out of the drum....i d...

Well now we have a bit of success!!! I actually used wood shims...like used for doors/windows framing....it actually appears that the 2 dowel pins...not hollow ones...were the culprits as the hollow dowells cleared....i used 7 or 8 wood shims all around from 11 oclock position clear down to 5 oclock...

Yup, Lavoy just read your message, but i had already figured it out and ground the mushroom down.....and it sure did make the difference.... Now that blamed final housing is really stuck tight to the base....i know the guide pin usually causes problem and it has been loosened a bit....it now appears...

Am about 1 o clock on sprocket...maybe 2 o clock...just far enough can get to both sides of pin clear to hammer..2 shoes off and bolted them over pin tite to chain to keep solid

Well the continuing saga..continues.. I was able to grab ahold of the master pin and spun it around not quite 90 degrees...oiled it up a bit...and moves outward and inward easily...until flush with the chain itself...then no go!!...i will try tomorrow to rotate pin a bit more and see what happens..i...

On my 440 i used 5w30 many times....onliest real oil problem i had was that stupid valve cover leaked like 360 degrees all around it...even changed valve cover and new gaskets....just lived with it and cleaned it off occasionally, did not run oil level down just a messy looking engine

All, Still heating; and beating this bitch....i am using old used synthetic oil from my GMC to both lube both inside and outside chain of the pin....also tried apply ice to the end of the pin sticking out the furthest....head... actually put it all way back in to see what end looks like...groove is ...