Strange Noise in front end of Max 22

kootch88 · Sep 25, 2013

That was it! So is the an ongoing problem Charlie? Seems like tightening of the bolts and some loktite should do the trick, no??

Charlie175 · Sep 26, 2013

I put the camera there to try and find the noise and had thus taken off the drive shaft to inspect it. Put it back together and then no noise. Looked closer at the cover but due to the absence of any rub marks I was dumbfounded but what the noise was. I guess it is the drive shaft moving around at that speed causing the cover to rattle. It's been quiet now for a week!

kootch88 · Sep 26, 2013

I have 100 hours on mine and it just happened when I made the post, so I am guessing it is not much of a big deal. I seldom drive in high gear, which is the only time I heard it rattle so maybe it was that way for a while. Anyway, it is an easy fix. Thanks for the video, that was pretty cool.

flyboy65 · Oct 6, 2013

Same issue here at about 60 hours on my 2012 Max 25. A buddy found it while we were loading tractor and was a simple fix.LOCTITE. As the manual states check all bolts and nuts after so many hours. Still I can't
complain after what I put it though. One tough tractor.

RipNC · Sep 8, 2019

This old thread and TBN got me going again on my post Dorian cleanup. This tractor newbie heard this awful racket that sounded like the front axle disintegrating and had visions of spending BOAT unit$ (for non-boaters that means Break Out Another Thou$and). Quick search on TBN and a 5 minute fix! Hopefully I'll be able to pay it forward one day...

Thanks everyone!
Rip

darmstrong2319 · Sep 8, 2019

Was that what your problem was Ripnc

RipNC · Sep 9, 2019

Exactly, tightened the bolt (will add Loctite when I can get to it in my shop) on the metal cover over the front end of the front axle drive shaft and racket disappeared. Finding this possible answer allowed me a good night's sleep (hard to come by before, during and after hurricanes) and after breakfast the next a.m. I fixed it in 5 minutes and off to the edge of the swamp to retrieve our 120 gallon propane tank so we can cook and have hot water...