rScotty
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- Apr 21, 2001
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- Location
- Rural mountains - Colorado
- Tractor
- Kubota M59, JD530, JD310SG. Restoring Yanmar YM165D
I remember reading that write up, and thinking it was a clever workaround for a terrible design. But usually front driveshafts are more accessible. Having done yours as you did, would you do the next one the same way? It seems about the same work vs access as splitting a little tractor.B2910 here, believe the drivelines are substantially similar.
Blew the rearmost u-joint on the drive line going to the front axle @ around 2400 -2500 hours while dropping it into 4WD pushing the loader into a manure pile.
Managed to destroy the yoke halves as well.
Kubota calls for splitting the tractor to replace it. It can be done without doing that, but it’s a bear.
The driveline is contained in a tunnel that connects the front (bell housing, engine) of the tractor to the rear (hydro, transmission)
Front axle has to be dropped to remove the driveline and a hole (2” ?) has to be punched in that tunnel that connects the front of the tractor to the rear - so the yoke can be (roll) unpinned from and then pinned to the output shaft on the transmission. Can’t get to it otherwise.
Think there’s a write up on here somewhere of a guy that did it, could have been on another site though. Didn’t have much in the way of pics IIRC.
See if you can isolate where the noise is coming from.
If it is that u-joint, let me know and I’ll post some pics of what I did.
Most critical thing to know is where to punch the hole in the tunnel with the hole saw - so you don’t end up cutting the hydraulic hard lines that run through the tunnel.
Good luck.
I hope I don't offend anyone, but I do think that concealing the drivesaft like on your B2910 is a shameful design. Though I don't think it is common. Kubotas and most all 4wd tractors have had good front driveshaft access for about the last 50 years. Details vary, but it is typically a sheet metal shield that can be removed to give access to the front driveshaft.
rScotty