1700 rear axle housing

[normde2001]

No, I emailed about it and Aaron returned my email.

 

[normde2001]

To follow up on my loosened lower hinge pin problem, my threads were not exactly umdamaged. I found that by removing the nut I could screw the pin in about 3/16" deeper into 3 or 4 new threads and still have room to install the lower link, If the nut were 3/16" thinner. I undercut the nut by 3/16" with a Dremel tool, slathered the whole thing with JB KWIK, put it back together as tight as I could get with a 12" adj. wrtench, tweaked it with a 4' pipe, and worked all day yesterday, boxblading, with no problem. If it loosens, I will order the hinge pin kit. I might add, I thought I had been diligently greasing my tractor, but there was not a drop of grease on those hinge pins.

 

[yannie1700]

Just a quick update on my axle housing problem. I disassembled the housing just so i could get to the damaged part easier and on the bench, I figured that it would be easier to drill and work on if it was off the tractor, in the meantime i contacted a few parts suppliers from this board and was pleasantly surprised at the prce for a good used housing that fredricks eq. quoted me so after pricing helicoils and what not i was nearly the same price replacing the housing. I ordered the part tuesday at 4pm and it arrived friday morning at 9am kudos to all the people at fredericks for a job well done.
thanks to all who responded and by the way if anyone needs an axle housing (slightly damaged i will make ya a heck of a deal LoL)
thanks again
john