Front left hub is a bit sad - advice needed

[Paul Allwood]

Send a mesage to @Mountainman, if anyone has those parts it would be him.
His prices are very reasonable and I'm sure he could work out shipping.

Thanks - I've just sent a message.

 

[Paul Allwood]

Having spent nearly 50 years in a machine shop I've done several repairs like that. We called it "staking" it.
I don't recall any of them failing but some may have and never heard about it. I have even seen original equipment manufacturers use that method in some instances. Most recently in Okuma CNC lathes. In your instance the challenge is going to be working around the other repair and the limited space for drilling and tapping. I would agree the best is to replace but I believe a working fix is possible.

Thanks - all good to know. I agree I've got a bit of a challenge due to the damage that's already been done.

 

[Russell King]

Thanks - I've just sent a message.

I believe this is moutainman’s website that you can get in contact with them directly

Mossy Creek Outdoors - Largest Kubota B and BX Salvage Yard in the US

Find high-quality used Kubota parts at great prices! Our inventory covers everything you might need, ensuring you get reliable components for your equipment.

mossycreekoutdoors.com

 

[Paul Allwood]

I believe this is moutainman’s website that you can get in contact with them directly

Mossy Creek Outdoors - Largest Kubota B and BX Salvage Yard in the US

Find high-quality used Kubota parts at great prices! Our inventory covers everything you might need, ensuring you get reliable components for your equipment.

mossycreekoutdoors.com

Many thanks Russell

 

[Paul Allwood]

I've contacted Daryl from Mossy Creek Outdoors (very helpful - thanks NIW and RK for the suggestion) and he has the parts I need - just sorting out postage cost for these and some hydraulic steering parts as well (that'll be another post).

It's a good thing, as I had a closer look at the large bevel gear and the shaft this afternoon, and in metric units they are both harder than a cat's head. The file skated across them and there's no way I'm drilling it with a standard drill bit, and not a chance of tapping to use grub screws as scotch keys. Maybe I could sharpen a carbide masonry drill bit, but.....

Since I've hopefully got parts on the way soon, I'll replace the leaking seal and put it back together with new dowel pins to take out some of the play and get back to using it.

 

[hagrid]

harder than a cat's head.

Stealing that one to use on my dad. He has a bag full of those quips from the coal mine.

For comparison, I would've used the metric "harder than a nun's heart".