Korishan
Member
Well, I'm pretty sure the ring/pinion broke somewhere. I was driving forward and the front tires locked and I slid a little bit. I was able to backup and get the tractor out of the wet/boggy part of the yard and onto some drier land. I did take it out of 4wheel shortly before that because it started sounding odd, and I had a few more buckets of dirt to to fill back in the hole. This all happened in about 5 minutes time. There had been a ringing (like a washer riding a metal shaft) for some time, but forward/reverse wasn't hindered.
We had a leak as the bushing had been worn and some of the seals where leaking at the differential. So I kept gear oil in it. The tractor had gone over to my uncles brother-in-laws, and I'm not sure if they kept oil in it, or not. Unfortunately, we just got the tractor back yesterday and the thing broke today
Ok, so my first question is, has anyone a link to a video showing how to replace all those parts. I keep getting truck differentials when I do a search. I know they are similar, but I'd like to compare apples to apples.
Secondly, I'm wondering if the ring/pinion could be replaced by a 4x4 or heavy duty truck ring/pinion. The ring/pinion for the TC40D is almost $800. Most of the ring/pinions I see for the trucks are closer to $400 or less range (though, I didn't look at diesels at this time what they run). The only issue I see first off with this is if the pinion shaft isn't long enough. Would there be any other issues?
Kori
We had a leak as the bushing had been worn and some of the seals where leaking at the differential. So I kept gear oil in it. The tractor had gone over to my uncles brother-in-laws, and I'm not sure if they kept oil in it, or not. Unfortunately, we just got the tractor back yesterday and the thing broke today
Ok, so my first question is, has anyone a link to a video showing how to replace all those parts. I keep getting truck differentials when I do a search. I know they are similar, but I'd like to compare apples to apples.
Secondly, I'm wondering if the ring/pinion could be replaced by a 4x4 or heavy duty truck ring/pinion. The ring/pinion for the TC40D is almost $800. Most of the ring/pinions I see for the trucks are closer to $400 or less range (though, I didn't look at diesels at this time what they run). The only issue I see first off with this is if the pinion shaft isn't long enough. Would there be any other issues?
Kori