Been busy at work, so haven't had time to post any updates. Here are the pics of the new fronts mounted up:
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The last couple days when I had the chance, I have been working on getting the rear end/ hydro unit up to par. I drained the fluid, cleaned the inside of the diff, it had a little sludge in it, not as bad as I expected, and the fluid was pretty dark...definitely has an unusal odor to it, I guess it is an aquired scent...
Here are some pics of the differential after cleaning it up:
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I was waiting on the parts to complete it, I got them in the mail the first of the week from Chris Westfall. I got the gasket that goes between the hydro and the diff, and the new trunion springs and pins. So I figured I was set to get it painted and back together, then I decided to remove the brake assemblies and found out that I had one axle seal leaking pretty bad, and the other was seeping as well. I pulled the seals out and with the aid of a magnifying glass, was able to read the edge printing, they were national brand seals and there was a part number. I called O'Reillys and they were able to cross reference the numbers I gave them and get me a set ordered. Here are pics of the seals I got, they were $4.00 each and had them the next day.
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I had been reading the service manual and noticed it said to use Hy-tran or it's equivelent, so while I was at O'Reillys I asked them about hydrallic fluids, sure enough they carried a store brand that stated on it that it was a replacement for IH hy-tran, also the label mentioned that it was a replacement for Sundstrand fuild (makers of the hydro unit on these tractors). This fulid cost me $9.49/ gallon, I had seen hy-tran at some cub parts outlets for around $7.00/ quart, that save me quite a bit, so I bought 2 gallons (my tractor takes 7 quarts). I also picked up a wix filter for the hydro as well while I was there, it costs me $7.57, I had found the wix number on this site in the techical section. Here are some pics of the the fluid and filter.
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I put everything back together (except for the hydro cams) and got it shot with some primer, as well as getting the frame primed. After I get the paint on it and the frame, I re install the hydro cams and new trunion springs/ pins, then marry the diff/ hydro and frame. Then will be time to get the front axle cleaned up, painted and installed and I will have a roller again! Here are some pics after priming:
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If you look at the rear hubs you will see that I installed lugs to the hubs, I got them in a kit from ebay, they came with chrome lug nuts, ought to make swapping tires easier, as well as looking better in my opinion, here are a pic of the lug nuts:
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