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yubby said:Sandman,
From the looks of things, this isn't the first time this area of the tractor has been apart. I think some of the reason the gears have worn is it was improperly shimmed at some point in the past. (there was 1 shim on the ring side of the differential and 5 shims on the other side).
I am considering taking the assembly (trans/diff) to a shop that specializes in differentials and hoping they take pity on me and can help align everything.
The last thing I want to do is to take this thing apart again, what a pain! I would consider taking it to some of the kubota dealers around Sacramento if they weren't charging extortion rates for parts (30% above kubota list) and labor ($85/hr).
-Lucas
Yep, I think you are headed in the right direction. If you had found virgin territory here and were sure it had not been previously taken apart, I would have said keep very close track of the shims as you disassemble and put it back together with the same setup and you'll be fine. But since you have discovered tampering, you have no choice but do a complete setup.
The shims are in place to offset differences in the case, not the gears. The gears are manufactured under close enough tolerances that the same shim setup will work with a different set of gears.
In your situation though, you have no proof that it was properly set up the last time it was assembled. You actually have evidence that it might not have been since it failed again.
You are a brave man to tackle this and thanks for posting the progress. I'm anxious to hear the outcome.