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TYMinColton
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- Joined
- Mar 18, 2008
- Messages
- 274
- Location
- Colton, OR
- Tractor
- 2008 TYM T273 w/ FEL - 100 hrs, 1962ish Ford 881D project - hrs unknown
So, quick update. New drive-shaft arrived last Friday and it's a night and day improvement in engineering. It telescopes and has a U-joint on each end. No O-rings, just a single G5 bolt on each end that you tighten down.
It took me no more than 10 min to install the new shaft through the hole I had cut in the floor to remove the broken shaft. It can be a bit tricky to line up the splines on the transmission and engine shaft, but a few turns on the key to hit the starter took care of that. Tightening the bolts is also tricky as there is very little clearance to get your hands and a wrench in the hole.
Mowed for 4 hours over the weekend without issue. Even sounds quieter. If you have an older model TYM (mine is 2008) and you haven't replaced the drive-shaft due it! Better to catch it early before you strip the transmission shaft. I got lucky
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Thanks as always to the TBN community for sharing their ideas and insights! Mission success.
It took me no more than 10 min to install the new shaft through the hole I had cut in the floor to remove the broken shaft. It can be a bit tricky to line up the splines on the transmission and engine shaft, but a few turns on the key to hit the starter took care of that. Tightening the bolts is also tricky as there is very little clearance to get your hands and a wrench in the hole.
Mowed for 4 hours over the weekend without issue. Even sounds quieter. If you have an older model TYM (mine is 2008) and you haven't replaced the drive-shaft due it! Better to catch it early before you strip the transmission shaft. I got lucky
.Thanks as always to the TBN community for sharing their ideas and insights! Mission success.
