Kev's 5000 rear axle seal

[Kiwi Kev]

Guys
I had to replace the rear axle seal on the 5000, so thought I would take some photos for everyone.
The massive wheel weights.

I wonder how much these things weigh?

I rolled it to where I wanted to store it, and it fell over. Could'nt pick it up, so had to drag it over to the endless chain to be able to stand it up.

Removing the RH axle housing.

ah, that feels better.



The brake disc's.

note the Y shaped spacer to stop the bolts from coming undone.

Close-up of the Y shaped spacer. Aprox 3/8 " thick.



Lifting housing off the axle.

New seal fitted.

Going back together.

Torqueing up the bolts.

Brake disc's again.

Ready for refitting.

Nearly there, just got to push the diff lock lever in.

Wheel weight going back on.

Now, what do I do, oh yer, finish the mudguard repairs.


Kiwi Kev

[Pascal]

Great pictures, Kev! Thank you for posting!
Did you find much wear inside the axles?

Where are you going to use this tractor for?

Does it needs much TLC, or is it in pretty good shape?

[The Swanndri Guy]

Just brought this up for Awemawson, so he's got an idea of what he has to do.

[awemawson]

Yes many thanks for the 'heads up' - a very useful set of pictures Kev - much appreciated.

Looks mechanically pretty straight forward but I need to decide if I'm really equipped to do it - cant get it in the barn now I have a large CNC lathe there