440icd final drive

[440icd]

I got to work on the 440 Saturday, early morning for a couple hours before it reached 90+ degrees (to hot for me).
Took the rear plate off to inspect the Ring gear and pinion, they look like brand new, no chips or breaks, the rivets appear to be tight, pinion is hard to see but looks good. There is a little slop some where but I would think that is a normal were thing. The bearings look like tapered roller bearings or something and they also look and feel great.
The seals in the ring gear case appear to be good, not leaking like I thought.
Took the clutches out of the final drive, they look very ugly.
Lots of rust and pitting and groves, all are shot. Maybe that’s why it was slipping???

There were 8 steels and 8 fibers. The last one in the final drive was a fiber; it was up against that bear casting I thought this was suppose to be a steel?????

I will need a throw out bearing carrier, do you have one??? This one is broke.
Thanks
Scott in wa.

[Lavoy]

Bearing carrier is no problem.
If the clutch had 8 and 8 in it, first disc to be installed should be a steel.
Lavoy

[440icd]

Well guess I will have to re-count them .
But I know for sure the last disk in there was a fiber.
I thought that one should be a steel?
why woukd the put a fiber there??
seems like it would were fast. since there are spaces that are cut out in the casting.
scott

[Lavoy]

Not sure why they would have done that. Putting the steel disc in first covers the slots.
Lavoy

[puttputt]

Is this true ? you put the steel disc in first? wouldnt that be steel to steel?

[Lavoy]

Yes it is, but the steel disc is "toothed" to the drum, so it does not rotate independantly of the drum.
Lavoy