Hope everyone had a great Christmas. Been busy with work and not getting much shop time in lately. Never did get the cover off the rockshaft. Either I'm missing something or its stuck more than I'm comfortable prying or pulling at it with out some confirmation from someone more experienced that its just stubborn. I do have the tech manual and removed what I think is everything its telling me to.
I did remove the cover from the shifter area and discovered a potential problem (curiously, it hasn't been one up to this point). This may force me to figure out the rockshaft cover after all.
I haven't used the tractor much over the last few years so details on shifting aren't fresh in my mind. The only thing I can recall is that putting it in Park sometimes required the slightest movement of wheels to get in there easily. I'm talking about so little it may be normal and has nothing to do with the damage inside.
I'm going to guess that it will be recommended I replace this piece since I have nearly everything removed in order to access already. Even more important would be to try to fish out the carnage dropped to the bottom of the trans. Replacing the shaft is definitely under the category of repair types I haven't done before but one has to start somewhere.
Also, while I have the cover off I'd like to get the crap cleaned out. As TxJim mentioned, the rings are difficult to remove so I just planned to clean from the inside out with some carb cleaner and compressed air. Any warnings or advice to the contrary?
I did remove the cover from the shifter area and discovered a potential problem (curiously, it hasn't been one up to this point). This may force me to figure out the rockshaft cover after all.
I haven't used the tractor much over the last few years so details on shifting aren't fresh in my mind. The only thing I can recall is that putting it in Park sometimes required the slightest movement of wheels to get in there easily. I'm talking about so little it may be normal and has nothing to do with the damage inside.
I'm going to guess that it will be recommended I replace this piece since I have nearly everything removed in order to access already. Even more important would be to try to fish out the carnage dropped to the bottom of the trans. Replacing the shaft is definitely under the category of repair types I haven't done before but one has to start somewhere.
Also, while I have the cover off I'd like to get the crap cleaned out. As TxJim mentioned, the rings are difficult to remove so I just planned to clean from the inside out with some carb cleaner and compressed air. Any warnings or advice to the contrary?
