Cracks in Axle Housings

ScottF · Jan 15, 2001

Yeah Jag, I know what you mean. Too much information can sometimes be a bad thing when it comes to sanity/w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Scott

Anonymous Poster · Jan 15, 2001

Yes the older housings are the same surface all the way accross. Don't know for sure when the change was made.
No service bulletin out. Have changed more than a few.
when ordering replacement housing they "majically" come in with the machined surface.

Jag · Jan 16, 2001

Scott and everyone else, now that you have made me think and go take a look, (now I am ok) Has any one who has a cracked axle housing had a FEL on it. My L2650 ROPS has a flat plate on the bottom (top of axle), and a flat plate on the bottom where the FEL support ties in. It is bolted together with four regular bolts, not U-bolts.... Has this type of setup ever done the no-no to the axle?

Harv · Jan 16, 2001

Jag -

Is your setup similar to my L2500 as partially shown in this picture?

I'm following this thread with interest. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Jag · Jan 16, 2001

Damm it Harv, you have made me climb under the tractor the second time.... Ha, ha it was parked out in front without anything hooked up.... Hate to tell you this but no. My axle housing (1995 model) is square the mounting plates fit down flat on the housing.... Also on the back side, now that I have looked closely, the housing has four machined holes with plastic plugs (about 1/2 inch) already there for mounting some attachment...

ScottF · Jan 16, 2001

Jag,
I'm not sure about the FEL brackets causing cracks - this would be a better question for kubmech. The FEL bracket on mine bolts to a separate hole on the axle housing -not to the ROPS mounting (the setup on the Grand L's is a little different than the L series).

Scott

Anonymous Poster · Jan 17, 2001

jag, don't sweat it, never seen the "no-no" on a 2650 and it's likely I wont. ( unless you lay the tractor on it's side and hook up to the loader lower frame support to pull it back up-right and in the process rip the bolts out of the axle assy. but that"s another story) If you have a "10" series grand L check to see if the axles have the machined surface, if you do you should be ok (so far) but if the surface is not machined, be afraid, be very afraid...............