So I've been experiencing this noise and now fairly sure it’s within the axle compartment with all the bolts that holds the stem upon which the wheel is attached. I tried dragging the right brake some to see if that might help but it did not. What made a difference was to drop the Gannon off the 3 point to allow for attaching a quick hitch. No clunking at all, low or high gearing and at a fair gallop. Quick hitch on and Gannon reattached, again clunking. Not really noticeable in reverse. In the operator’s manual for this tractor on page 55….22.Rear Axle Group I’m thinking the Gear, spur 74 as suspect but wouldn’t that still be clunking if at fault without the Gannon attached? Thoughts? Don’t really want to remove the tire and start digging into the rear case if that may not be the issue.
Clunking Right Rear Wheel L295DT
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Russell King
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Please clarify if the tractor is clunking while you are using the Gannon blade or just driving around with the Gannon blade on the tractor. I am not sure which one you mean.
If it is just driving around then I would try some other implement on the rear and see if it clunks or not.
You might want to check the rear lug nuts for tightness before you do anything else.
If it is just driving around then I would try some other implement on the rear and see if it clunks or not.
You might want to check the rear lug nuts for tightness before you do anything else.
This is occurring with the Gannon raised up driving around. The lugs are tight. I checked them torqued to specs. In attaching the quick hitch I noticed the lower arms were pinned in the 2nd back hole which the manual states not to do. I switched them to the first hole as recommended. Also there was quite a bit of swing prior to my attaching the quick hitch but there was no noticeable marks of rubbing on the tire or other components. I don’t know if those settings from the previous owner might place undue stress on the rear wheel. I do have a blade that I can attach as you have recommended and can change out the Gannon for it. Can’t give it a go at the moment but will sometime later this weekend. Thanks
What you're describing could well be loose connections where the wheel center meets the rim. The nuts and bolts maybe tight, but only rusted tight. The joint may still be loose. That noise is usually a clunking sound that's sporadic. Noises coming from gear teeth tend to be more rhythmic and consistent. Look for any shiny metal near those joints.
I just replaced both rear tires so nuts and bolts are tight so that shouldn’t be the case. However I could not spin the tire freely with everything in neutral and with the clutch pushed in, however not being familiar with this type of machinery, maybe that’s normal. It is is rythmetic, which as you have stated is more like gearing, but in my mind, that I would think should occur with or without a load on the 3 point. Anybody ventured into the axle case here, since it seems that’s where I’m headed? Do I need special tools to pull out the spur gear?
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There are no special tools required to work on these tractors.
Just have the WSM and that will help you out.
I had an intermittent cluck. Sounded like rear axle. Took me awhile to finally find a couple of wheel disk to rim bolts loose. I had checked several times before and all seemed tight. Just got in the right spot. Bolts threads buggered had to replaced. Put the impact on them.
Ok all. Not being too clued in on Fed Up’s comments and then coming to an understanding of it when looking at the rim I took a crescent wrench to the 4 nuts on the back of the rim (did not have a 22mm socket) and they tightened some. Took the tractor for a spin and though still some symptoms greatly improved. Based on the response from just a crescent wrench, I believe once I get a socket on the nuts and torqued, it should be good to go. Manual says 145-165 ft/lbs for the bolts on the center wheel. I can’t find the value for the 4 nuts attaching the wheel to the rim. Same? Thanks to all! Shall report back once securely tightened.
As previous posts suggested to check the 4 bolts that secure the rim to the wheel, that was indeed the problem. Unfortunately I went back to erector set days and motors slipping on gearing to move what you built and couple that with auto tires and lug nuts it presented as something slipping in the rear axle case. Having never encountered a wheel with attached rim I was completely blind to assessing their tightness and clueless to what Fed Up was stating. 
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