Cheers Eric I am enjoying it. It just seems hard to get hold of parts for these machines in the uk atleast no matter how much searching I do.
Don't know whether you have tried here or not. https://www.peri-parts.com/194301-22830-yanmar-original-shaft-lever-930.htmlI couldnt remember which website i had started this thread on but i have now found it
Ive been doing little jobs here and there on the 186. I got the gearbox oil changed, i used mannol ATF Dexron 3 10L of it and i fitted a blue print filter. I took the washable filter out of the gearbox and it was very clean there was almost nothing on it. so i think someone has serviced the machine not long ago, the oil looked very good also.
I have also gone over the machine looking for any missing fixings, rubber bungs ect and replacing all of those to help with any little rattles and stuff.
I am still really struggling to get parts for this machine. I really want to get the 4wd working on it, but cant get a driveshaft anywhere.
I have removed the 4wd lever and the shaft it turns as my machine was seized in 4wd.
I then removed cover where the drive shaft would fit onto the gearbox end and freeded up the selector.
I now need to try and find a picture of the part which has broken off my selector shaft so i can either copy it or find a replacment which i doubt i will get unfortunetely. From looking at the parts manual this is part number 6 in the picture.
I also mananged to pick up an old Yanmar plastic tool box and it came with a few spanners which i am not sure if they would have been supplied with the tractor or not but it will be handy to store the odd tool or pins in.
Ive added a few pictures showing:
the shaft i need.
a few loads on the little trailer ive got
The oil leaks on the front axle where i need to get seals for.
I'd bet a good machine shop could repair the 4wd shift lever, were you able to recover the broken piece.I couldnt remember which website i had started this thread on but i have now found it
Ive been doing little jobs here and there on the 186. I got the gearbox oil changed, i used mannol ATF Dexron 3 10L of it and i fitted a blue print filter. I took the washable filter out of the gearbox and it was very clean there was almost nothing on it. so i think someone has serviced the machine not long ago, the oil looked very good also.
I have also gone over the machine looking for any missing fixings, rubber bungs ect and replacing all of those to help with any little rattles and stuff.
I am still really struggling to get parts for this machine. I really want to get the 4wd working on it, but cant get a driveshaft anywhere.
I have removed the 4wd lever and the shaft it turns as my machine was seized in 4wd.
I then removed cover where the drive shaft would fit onto the gearbox end and freeded up the selector.
I now need to try and find a picture of the part which has broken off my selector shaft so i can either copy it or find a replacment which i doubt i will get unfortunetely. From looking at the parts manual this is part number 6 in the picture.
I also mananged to pick up an old Yanmar plastic tool box and it came with a few spanners which i am not sure if they would have been supplied with the tractor or not but it will be handy to store the odd tool or pins in.
Ive added a few pictures showing:
the shaft i need.
a few loads on the little trailer ive got
The oil leaks on the front axle where i need to get seals for.
I agree. It would be a pretty quick welding job for any of @beankp60's local metal fabricators. My question would be why did it break in the place?
The snapped off piece must have just fell out otherwise i would weld it back on myself.
I have been told that the spline couplings are uncommon sizes and hard to source. But getting one fabbed up is looking like my only option currently. I know a guy who could do it but it would mean leaving the tractor with him for months as he takes so long to get round to getting things done.
I had seen that site but i wasnt sure it was genuine and it seems to show every part as available but with no pictures or details for any of them which i have came across this situation for my old jap cars ive got. I will give them a go though and see if i get anything back.
