skipmarcy
Veteran Member
After a month of trying to get my tractor repaired, I finally did and have found out the reasons why I had so much trouble. I gave up on an answer from my letter to Mahindra and started calling them. I never got to talk to customer service but was directed to tech service and subsequently talked to one of their field service techs that was very knowledgeable and led me down the right path that repaired my tractor and explained why it all happened. First, Mahindra must have been aware of the stress problem at the engine joint as the loader manufacturer has designed additional frame braces to be installed, mine are supposedly on the way for me to install. Why I wasn't made aware of this update is unknown. After the first split of the tractor, which all I did was replace the broken bolts and look everything over, I had a terrible shift problem with alot of noise, like the clutch not disengaging all the way and/or bearings down. On the second split I replaced the pilot, release, and 2 input shaft bearings, they seemed fine but replaced them anyway - my clutch disc & plate all still looked great too. No good, same problem. 3rd split I replaced the clutch disc, maybe it was undetectably warped - no good, same problem. 4th split I replaced the pressure plate - no good, same problem. On the 5th and final split is when I got the big revelation from the tech - my pilot brg. was installed in the crankshaft instead of the flywheel !! He said he had seen some come thru like that, an assembly goof, the input shaft was unsupported at the clutch and wobbling around and dragging. Put the brg. in the right place, problem solved. I wondered why I never had the shift problem before the bolt problem and all I can figure is the input shaft was rigid enough to hold the clutch disc steady enough and then the bending stress from the broken bolts put excessive play in and it would no longer stabilize. It does shift better now than it ever has since new, I had always had a little trouble shifting with rpm's up for loader or bushog work, but always thought that was the nature of the beast. Like I said, I did not remove the pilot brg. on the first split, just stuck my finger in it to feel for roughness or tolerance - I was very suprised that it was in perfect condition considering the stress it would have had with the engine seperating from the plate, and of course when I did replace the bearing I put it back where it came from, wouldn't you ? So, after spending over $700 in parts and all the labor involved, I'm back in business, and all my problems came from assembly goofs at Mahindra. I'm waiting to see if they do anything for me to compensate, but I don't have my hopes up. I'll give them a couple more days to contact me before I call them again. I'll update when I hear something.
