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Welcome to the club, have fun.
Lavoy

I would echo the power washer, done basically the same thing on trackframes on the 2-cylinder crawlers. It works well, just let it soak up and start to disrupt the hardened dirt, and it gradually washer out.
Lavoy

Same difference, 90% of the clutch parts on ebay are them. I would say junk pressure plate all things being equal. I know their pressure plates, thrown a couple new ones in the scrap dumpster.
Lavoy

Did you use Ebay parts? My apologies if you got them from me and I just don't recognize you.
Lavoy

I would add that modern fuel is no more likely to plug a pump than fuel of 50 years ago. I am also going to assume you are talking about a 350 or later crawler, and a diesel as well. If you are having plugging issues of any sort, it is not a fault of the fuel unless you have contaminated fuel which ...

Yes, machine shop would need to do it, it isn't expensive, cheap insurance. Ask them as to doing both intake and exhaust.
Lavoy

Like many other aspects of all crawler, lack of maintenance is what I often see talked about as a reason for failure, specifically not changing the trans filter because it is hard to do. This probably means that the fluid did not get changed much either.
Lavoy

In general, you do not read anything good about the 550 transmissions. I would say you are looking at a tear down, sorry.
Lavoy

I am not sure, but I think it is very unlikely.
Lavoy

Thank you for doing that, way above my pay grade.
Lavoy

Any of the J20 spec lubes is my preference as well, or Hygard direct from Deere.
Lavoy

Yes, AW32 is what you want. If you are in warmer climes, you can use AW48 as well.
Yes on the GL5, but flush the trans with diesel or kerosene and get as much moisture out as possible first.
Lavoy

Any GL5 of your choice will be fine.
Lavoy

If no diverter, likely not a hoe crawler, so will be small pump, and the J hooks will probably not have the heavier bracing of a hoe crawler either.
Lavoy

That is what I do, grade 5 or 8 is personal preference, factory were grade 5.
Lavoy