50 hour service on CK35 gear

[ricksalisbury01]

Wow, just finished the 50 hour service on a CK35 gear. Drained all the fluids, and replaced with new. I ordered the filters from Wallace (thanks for the fast service and free shipping on the complete kit). The service was not cheap, but probably the most important. I was shocked at the amount of metal shavings on two of the four drain plugs for the hydraulic fluid. I thought they were rubber o-rings there was so much metal on the magnetic drain bolts. I used Traveler Premium UTF from TSC ($39.00/5 gallon), filled the front axle to the weep hole with 80-90 weight, and used Shell Rototella 15-40 engine oil. Banged my head once on the raised front end loader arms (raised after I changed the fluids to blow out the hood vents, radiator screen, and air box), and banged my head twice on the folded ROPS (folded to get it in the garage) while adding the hydraulic fluid into the rear of the tractor fill tube. All in all?ot too bad of an experience, however, a pneumatic grease gun is in my very near future. One side note, you need a 24mm wrench to remove the rear axle drain plugs for the hydraulic system (a socket will just not fit).

 

[VictorW]

It seems that most who do their first service find these metal shavings when changing the hydro fluid. It should be nothing to worry about unless one of the pieces looks like a part of some kind.

Don't forget to recheck your front axle lube after driving it around the yard a little. Most find that it will now be low on oil. There must be a few air pockets somewhere that go away after turning the front drive parts.

 

[JoelD]

Good point on front axle, takes a bit to settle into the castings.

Metal shavings seem to be a normal occurance. Would've been good to see a picture of them to get some thoughts from others on this forum.

Good luck with your new machine.

I'll be doing my 250 hour service in the next few weeks.

Joel