440 transmission rust

[smitty906]

So i am restoring a 440 wheel tractor and have it down to the bare bones , i popped trans cover off to replace shift lever and found a moderate ammount of rust and debris on the top gear cluster . This thing sat outside for numerous years .
Has anyone had luck with a wire brush and cleaners or acid or any other ideas ?

Mark

[smitty906]

Well I wound up getting most all of the rust removed and flushed out of housing .
Now on to removing shift lever out of cover , how is a guy supposed to remove that stubborn pin ? Any tricks out there ...

[Lavoy]

The pin is not the retainer if that is what you are assuming. The snap ring holds the "bearing" in place, which holds the shifter in place.
Lavoy

[smitty906]

Thanks
I managed to tap the shifter out from the inside of plate , 60 years of scale rust it was hard to figure out how it was put together .
But there is no bearing as manual shows and clip was found what was left of it .

[Lavoy]

I should have bearing kit on hand.
Lavoy