Doubt I can get this old Cletrac running...

[wmonroe]

Very nice!

 

[LouNY]

Making progress :thumbsup:

 

[mopardude318]

I had to rebuild the hydraulic pump, which turned into a rather big ordeal. Once I had it apart, I needed new bearings & seals. The bearings were NOT cheap, $40 each and I needed 8!! Luckily my local bearing house was able to cross over the old numbers, it took a few days of research. LOL. Of course, no one had gaskets, I had to make them myself, very time consuming! I had this pump built 3 times over, each time having to make new gaskets to get the gear-to-case clearances right. What a ROYAL pain in the A**! The first time was too tight and would not turn once bolted together! This dang pump almost broke me. LOL.

Here's some pics of disassembly, cleaning, and reassembly.

My ultra sonic cleaner really sped things up!

Pulling old bearings out and pressing in the new ones

Lightly sanded all surfaces nice & flat.

Found some real thin gasket material, used adhesive spray to glue them on and what a tedious process to cut everything out, 8 sealing surfaces!!

Finally reassembly!

At last the pump is done.

 

[dragoneggs]

Way to go, dude! You have far more patience let alone time than I for a project like this. :thumbsup:

 

[spitter]

Them gaskets look more like an art project then a mechanical one. Mt neighbor has a cletrac that is his prized position .Great work you'll have something to be proud of when it's done.:thumbsup::drink:

 

[BigBlue1]

That's impressive that you tackled something like that. Looks complicated.

Rob

 

[cqaigy2]

That's fantastic!

 

[/pine]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[MossRoad]

Nice! Good lesson in patience, too. :thumbsup:

 

[dfkrug]

I had to rebuild the hydraulic pump, which turned into a rather big ordeal.

Nice photos and work. Thx for posting.

Could you tell how the pump had failed, requiring rebuild?