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Ok, I got it all put back together yesterday. Things are tight like the otherside now. No wobble. Took it for a test drive of about a mile and took it back to the shop and jacked it back up to check it again. I do believe I have fixed it. Just wish I hadn't been taken for $400.00 in labor...

I have seen a few people say that the bearing that goes into the gear case cover should push in without needing a press and shouldn't take much effort. Is this true? Mine definitely will not just push in but hand. I don't see any visible damage to the case nor do I measure any difference...

Thank you! I will hopefully have it all together tomorrow sometime and back to work.

Finally had some replacement bolts come in for some rusted ones that hold the case together. So, I am ready to reassemble everything. I found the torque values for the case bolts and wheels but can't seem to find one for the axel drain plugs. I am replacing the washers for those plugs as...

Parts came in last week but with company for a few days, I am just now getting back to this. I have included an image of the old and new axle for comparison. My question here is since the new axle isn't painted like the old one, should I paint the flat area where the studs are installed...

Thank you for the reply. I ordered everything from Messicks and it should be here tomorrow sometime. It's also of interest that Messicks charged me 50% less for the oil seal than my closest dealer did.

Our farm is in the mountains at 3200 feet, so flooding isn't a concern. The problem is when we have heavy rains it does a good bit of damage to our road. The road is where 90% of the hours on the tractor come from. I have some friends that live in Bracebridg.

Thank you for your reply. The bearings fit snugly onto the axel without any slop or movement. What you mentioned concerned me, so I have been waiting to see what you folks with more knowledge had to say about that. Do you have a good source for ordering parts online for home delivery? I...

Thank you for your reply. Since the closest dealer is 1.5 hours away, do you have a good source for ordering online for home delivery? Is Messicks a good source for this?

I have cleaned everything up and to my untrained eye (I'm a retired jewelry designer and goldsmith) I think everything is ok except for both sets of bearings. The bearings that go on the axel with the larger inner diameter have the same slop as the wheel did. So those are shot. The other set...

I had planned on reusing it but will now replace after your comment. Had hoped to get back into this yesterday but after almost three weeks of too wet weather, I was able to cut my grass yesterday before it poured down again.

Thank you very much. I will have to go down the mountain from our place to get some brake cleaner. So it will be tomorrow sometime before I can do that. I will report back what I find. Again, thank you for your time!

I'm sorry it has taken me a little while to get back to this. We unfortunately had a death in the family and I had to purchase a jack and jack stands, along with cleaning up my building some so I could get it inside. Here are some images of what I found during tear down. I obviously circled...

Considering he had an exploded view printout from the dealer and they circled the shim showing where it went, he has no excuse.

How do you know which shim to use? I got both and to be honest believe he may have installed both of them in the correct position and reused one in the incorrect location.

I don't know how the first guy added that shim. The guy who put the wheel on put it back where he found it even though he had the exploded view pictured above. Obviously both of these guys shouldn't be working as tractor mechanics if they can't follow the picture for the reassembly or in the...

Thank for the reply! It will be a few days before I can tear it apart. I will let you know what I find.

I was able to lift that wheel off of the ground yesterday. With my hands at 12 and 6 it has a slight rock just like when I do it with hands 3 and 9. The mechanic that put the wheel back on is now ghosting me. I know it's all going to have to be pulled apart again. What is your...

I did that yesterday late and no movement.