In the end the partent shop in Springdale inspected the internals. Nothing was broken, but they found a large glop of silicon stuck in the relief valve making the tractor stall in bypass. I guess this means it could not finish shifting between forward and reverse.
Joplin told me there was brass in the oil. Not knowing the truth here I had to rely on someone. Springdale did not want to argue when I dropped it off, but now that repairs are done they admit there is only one bushing with brass. The clutches are steel and do not leave brass when worn.
Trust is important when someone is working on our tractors. Having someone bark off about serial numbers, price of parts or their superiority with many posts on a forum is just as bad as Joplins shop telling me I will have to pay for another rebuild due to brass findings in the oil. I could care less about their past repairs or expertise. I could care less about Karens here or those that have a different definition of a Karen. In the end I was right with the dealer.
The wrong case was ordered by the mechanic, but later someone caught it and ordered the right one. The mechanic made a mistake, or several if you include the adjustments and loose bolts. The damage or non operation of the machine took someone able to put aside the bias and arrogance to see it was a mistake with too much sealant. Now that this matter is resolved I can see there is little help for me here. I cannot say I will not read more here, but I will think twice about posting a question for help. Not one person offered any help towards the real problem. Just a lot of ego and arrogance.
