tombehringer
New member
HELP! I've owned my Kubota for 5 years and suddenly lost the front wheel drive while plowing snow. First time after years of farm work with my baby. I removed the front differential cover's 3 bolts and found the pin that holds the U bolt to the front differential sprocket was sheered off. Upon repair I found the hole that the pin goes thru does not seem to be the same diameter the entire way thru. It's more of an hourglass. Each side goes in about 3 mm and then narrows down to a smaller diameter. In other words, I can't push a pin all the way thru it unless the pin is much smaller than the holes of the drive shaft. Rather it seems it needs 2 pins (one on each side) that are shorter. So I did that and it lasted 2 hours and they came out.
What do I need to buy and how is this supposed to work? I also can't find metric pins so I need to get standard and grind them down or go to a dealer just to order a $0.99 pin? Does anyone have experience with this? I just figured a pin was stuck in the middle of the sprocket, but it just laughed at my titanium drill bit. Is a pin stuck in the middle and needs drilled out or is this the correct design? If so, I have no idea why it would be this way?
Tx
Tom B
Indianapolis, IN
What do I need to buy and how is this supposed to work? I also can't find metric pins so I need to get standard and grind them down or go to a dealer just to order a $0.99 pin? Does anyone have experience with this? I just figured a pin was stuck in the middle of the sprocket, but it just laughed at my titanium drill bit. Is a pin stuck in the middle and needs drilled out or is this the correct design? If so, I have no idea why it would be this way?
Tx
Tom B
Indianapolis, IN