Front tranny seal for ford 4500 with power reversing transmission

[ROUSTABOUT]

Did you change the freeze plugs in the back of the head and block. The one in the can only be accessed with the tractor split. Ask me how I know.

I learned about that once. It wasn't my project, but I jumped in and helped him split it again. I replace all freeze plugs. That was the new "POLICY" after that.

 

[somanytractors]

D8NN7N089AA torque converter seal.
Hopefully, you can just go in and replace the seal. BUT, it takes some doing to split and you shouldn’t just do a hurried job. At the very least, remove the torque converter, check flex plate for cracks. You may consider replacing the rear main seal and the rear freeze plugs as well at this time. Check the forward/reverse linkage roll pins for wear or looseness. Resealing the shuttle should be considered too, but if it shifts cleanly then you could avoid.
Up to you. It just takes time to split and buckle up.

On last tip, if you remove the steering box bolts on the bell housing after you loosen up the drag link, you can get the drag link all the way off the arm. The other method is taking the pitman arm off of the steering box, but if it has been on the shaft a long time…good luck with that.

Nice looking tractor btw. Side and front views would be nice!

That was the right part number. Got the seal changed. No need in disconnecting the steering. This one only has one arm on the steering box. There was plenty of give to move the motor far enough to get to the seal. About 8-10" It would probably go more then a foot if need be with the steering connected. Heres a couple more pics.

 

[somanytractors]

I learned about that once. It wasn't my project, but I jumped in and helped him split it again. I replace all freeze plugs. That was the new "POLICY" after that.

I always keep a few plugs around so I'm not tempted to leave them. The one buried under the bell housing usually needs to be changed because no one ever changes them. There's no way I would change the clutch and leave that plug. Almost as stupid as not changing the torque converter seal (oh wait I did that)