Bigfoot62
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Aug 5, 2008
- Messages
- 2,485
- Location
- W. Central Louisiana
- Tractor
- JD 5090M; JD 5085M; JD 5083E; NH TN70A; Ford 2600
What a dipstick, literally.
The gearbox on the JD 457 baler has a plastic filler plug/aluminum dipstick. The plastic threads were stripped and I was trying to remove it so I could replace it. I broke it!!! What a dipstick. (me) The piece that fell down into the gearbox is plastic and aluminum, so a magnet won't help. I've tried fishing it out with a flexible "claw" grabber tool, but that hasn't worked yet. I going to drain the gearbox oil and try some more.
Any other bright ideas? (other that removing the gearbox from the baler)
Here's a link to a diagram of the gearbox: Dipstick/filler plug is part #2.
http://jdpc.deere.com/pimages/EP13/EP13344________UN11JUL06.gif
The gearbox on the JD 457 baler has a plastic filler plug/aluminum dipstick. The plastic threads were stripped and I was trying to remove it so I could replace it. I broke it!!! What a dipstick. (me) The piece that fell down into the gearbox is plastic and aluminum, so a magnet won't help. I've tried fishing it out with a flexible "claw" grabber tool, but that hasn't worked yet. I going to drain the gearbox oil and try some more.
Any other bright ideas? (other that removing the gearbox from the baler)
Here's a link to a diagram of the gearbox: Dipstick/filler plug is part #2.
http://jdpc.deere.com/pimages/EP13/EP13344________UN11JUL06.gif