not2sharpokie
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- Oct 4, 2007
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Just purchased a 1952 8n, and the mechanic said several things wrong, overfilling with hydraulics being one of them. He said he needed to "break the tractor apart and split" right below the battery and look at the clutch and replace if necessary.
I went back to his shop, he explained all that he did (replacing the clutch, generator, etc) and charged me $700. When I got home, my father noticed that the casing hadn't been split at all. In several places, you could tell the bolts weren't touched and the grease had been in the seam for years.
I guess my question is, "Is there a way to get at the clutch without separating the case? I haven't heard of one from two local mechanics, but thought the community may know. Perhaps just the excess fluid was drained (2.5 gallons) and nothing else done. Or it was done properly and we have too little experience to determine.
Thanks
I went back to his shop, he explained all that he did (replacing the clutch, generator, etc) and charged me $700. When I got home, my father noticed that the casing hadn't been split at all. In several places, you could tell the bolts weren't touched and the grease had been in the seam for years.
I guess my question is, "Is there a way to get at the clutch without separating the case? I haven't heard of one from two local mechanics, but thought the community may know. Perhaps just the excess fluid was drained (2.5 gallons) and nothing else done. Or it was done properly and we have too little experience to determine.
Thanks