2182 winter project

[Terry C]

You should remove the axle tubes and drill the drain holes. Replace the outer axle seals too while you have the rear end out.

[taylorjm]

Thanks oak for the pictures of your rear pto shaft. Mine is about shot. The splines are all rounded out and the other side is elongated.

I'm going to check on the links you sent and see about rebuilding the couplers and probably welding them on instead of the roll pins. I'll need one hole for a roll pin to connect to the bearing side though.

[taylorjm]

Originally Posted by Terry C

You should remove the axle tubes and drill the drain holes. Replace the outer axle seals too while you have the rear end out.

Yuppers, that's on the list! Along with adding a vent to the top of the case to stop the burping when filling with fluid.

[taylorjm]

Got the rear end pulled out and on the bench. Found one of the bolts that holds the pump to the rear end was loose, so I'm guessing that didn't help the cork gasket to seal. You can see the existing cork gasket looks pretty well shot.

[Sam Mac]

When you put the new gasket on put the 3 holes on the gasket up so that it covers the 3 holes in the tranny. The early pumps drained through the bottom hole and 2 bolts went through the other 2 holes. The late style pumps like you have don't use those 3 holes.

[Sam Mac]

Originally Posted by taylorjm

Wow that 3 point hitch and pto are a pain. Have to remove a bunch of pulleys and braces. I don't think I'm going to do the sgt braces. The 3 point hitch has some massive steel bolted to the frame and the rear axle, so I don't there there will be any twisting. Unless I find the pump brackets are broke.

I have some issues with the rear pto shaft. There are couplers on each end and they are worn out. The holes are elongated on one side and the spline pump side is sloppy. Not sure what to do yet. May have to get something fabricated because the couplers alone are over $200!

Your tractor, your call. Just my 2 cents but I put the braces on all my Cubs with the aluminum rears. I even have a 1 off set on my 149 and it has a cast iron rear.

[Terry C]

Originally Posted by Sam Mac

Your tractor, your call. Just my 2 cents but I put the braces on all my Cubs with the aluminum rears. I even have a 1 off set on my 149 and it has a cast iron rear.

X2!
The PTO only adds one more bolt on each side correct? And it only transfers the force to the ends of the frame. The SGT brace adds three holes per side and moves the force like 10in forward.
Where I think the brace is best is when you slam on the brakes,the rear end wants to roll itself,the front of the transmission wants to go down. The braces transfer that force up the frame.
But like Sam said it's your tractor...

[Sam Mac]

The problem is that as the tractor twist's it works on the rear end. The braces drastically reduce the twisting. The Supers are the worst because of the extra frame length. Since I have sold the design and rights to manufacture to Xtreme I do not profit in any way to the sales.

[taylorjm]

I don't think the braces would fit. I already have a brace running along the bottom of the axles for the 3 point hitch, then the pto grabs another bolt off the axle. I'd have to see what the braces would interfere with.

[taylorjm]

I don't have a pic of the rear end all together to see the entire bolt pattern. Right now the 3 pt hitch bolts the two bottom and one side axle bolt. Then the pto plate bolts to another axle bolt. Then a top bolts to the frame. Leaving only one bolt on the axles that isn't attached to anything but the axle. It's going to be a pain to put it all back together. I think I'm going to have to bolt the axle housings on while it's in the tractor, I'm not sure yet. If I bolt the axle housings when it's on the bench, then I'll have to remove the two top bolts when I mount it into the tractor. Not sure I want to do that or not. I hate to disturb a gasket after it's been installed.