L35 - Lost Front Wheel Drive

[HarleyMonster]

Today I was using my grapple and moving rocks, I was on uneven ground in 4 wheel drive and there was a pop and now the tractor front wheel drive is not working.

It was almost dark when this happend and I was able to get the tractor out of the rough terrain in 2 wheel drive, it was not easy, but I got it out.

I have the Shop Manual and the Illistrated Parts Manual and do all my own maintenance and repair. I have not gone to the manuals yet, but I have been doing searches here first and I am not finding much.

Anyone have any experience loosing the front wheel drive on the L Series Kubota?
Most obvious things to check first, etc.?

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Redneck in training]

Today I was using my grapple and moving rocks, I was on uneven ground in 4 wheel drive and there was a pop and now the tractor front wheel drive is not working.

It was almost dark when this happend and I was able to get the tractor out of the rough terrain in 2 wheel drive, it was not easy, but I got it out.

I have the Shop Manual and the Illistrated Parts Manual and do all my own maintenance and repair. I have not gone to the manuals yet, but I have been doing searches here first and I am not finding much.

Anyone have any experience loosing the front wheel drive on the L Series Kubota?
Most obvious things to check first, etc.?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Check the front wheel drive shaft. It might be broken or the splines are stripped.

 

[HarleyMonster]

Hey Redneck, I will be checking it out in the AM, it was dark when I got the tractor back to the house.

There was a definite pop then no more front wheel drive so something let go.

I have a big project going on here and need my tractor and it is useless in 2 wheel drive, it can't get out of its own way.

I am looking through the repair and parts manual now, I will have to blow it apart in the morning.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

 

[zonta223]

Hi
I lost the front wheel drive on my Kubota. Was the weld on the drive shaft were it entered the front hub I just repaired the weld. Cost to repair .....nothing........time to repair a few hours (most of that time was spent trying to find the problem)....maybe that's what wrong with yours.
Best of luck with yours

 

[HarleyMonster]

Thanks for the tip Zonta.

When you say, "entered the front hub," do you mean the front axle?

I just rebuilt the front axle, the seals were leaking so I replaced all the bearings on both sides and a ring gear and bevel gear on the left side.

I don't think it is in the front axle, I think it is in the driveline to the front axle. If so, it may be the same problem you had. I will check that out first.

I just hope it is not in the transmission!

Any other tips and tricks out there? I was hoping a Kubota tech would steer me to where to start. What are the common front drive failures?

 

[acme97]

HM,
Keep us posted an add some pics if you can. I have an L35 also, but haven't seen this yet (knock on wood). Good luck.

 

[HarleyMonster]

I will do that Acme, I am a great believer in this type of forum. I belong to forums for every piece of equipment I have from my Ford Powerstroke to my wife's BMW and I can't tell you how much money and time they have saved me.

I am anxious to dive into it, I have all my AM work done, I would like to find out what the problem is so I can order parts today. I have a great dealer that I work with and if the warehouse has the parts, they come directly from the warehouse to my gate. There is a warehouse in CA so if they have the part and I order early enough in the day I get 1 day service out of them.

I will document the repair, I just hope it is not internal to the transmission. Since I heard such a loud pop I am pretty sure it is someplace in the driveline to the front axle.