John Deere 855D gator front PTO (4WD) shaft seal

OK sounds and looks easy.

So you think it just pops out and you drive a new one in ?

Ah I don't see it happening with a large lip on casing it would have had to be driven over. 

This is the seal for front wheel driveshaft . Ours has been dripping for a while.

Rain day So I figured I'd jusy pop a new one in.

Removed the old one. 

Which you don’t have to do when splitting the case . 

Pic of new one.

Very ridgid.

Lip I'm talking about that your suppose to be able to drive seal in?

So drive shafts already off along with belt cover ( I thought I might be able to get a better drive angle ) with cover off , It's a tight spot no matter what your replacing on these machines . Remove park brake assembly. 2 bolts and vent unclipped.

Just a screw holds the coupler in place for driveline.

Cleaning up gasket surfaces and tipped machine up a bit to keep fluid away. 

When removing that pinion gear make sure to not loose the shims and reinstall them the same way they came out .

Sealer added to all mating surfaces. grey ultra.

 

Same for case.

Grease the shaft and seal before reinstalling.

If your having an issue putting pinion gear in make sure shims are in place and not binding.

Case installed 

Bolts snugged till gasket just starts to squeeze out and let set up for an hour before torquing down.

I'll let it sit overnight before topping fluid.

Belt cracking .

Replacing now before it goes. Covers already off.

Not a bad job it was more than what I was expecting.

New belt installed and done . 

Just check the fluid in the AM and reinstall tire and mud flap.

John Deere 7500 -8800 raise /lower switch cheap fix

Here is what it looks like undamaged. What happens is one or both spring ends break off.

Want to save yourself a few hundred dollars?

If the spring pins not broken remove the busted springs and replace with 2 rubber O rings . 

Works great lasts a few seasons . 

I have a little pic with a bent 90 to get them on easily.

6-7 cents worth of harware lol 

 Pic after old broken springs are removed leaving grooved pins .

Sooooo eeeeeasyyyyy !!!!

John Deere TX Gator out of the normal brake issue

Had a Gator with no brake pedal issue.

Started looking for a damaged line or rusted out fittting with no luck .

Head scratcher for a bit till I checked the boot on the brake caliper to find the clip pulled out of the end ? 

Like this.

A few pics of removal . Pretty easy access. 

Take care not to lose the banjo bolt seals.

You might have to remove bolt closest to you to tip up and remove the front one . Mine was pretty tight to the framing.

Remove this screw to get the rest of the cup washer and springs. I keeps the spring under tension to keep the cup in the right location. This bottom section on assembling you will have to push in to reinstall this screw.  

Yeah it's buggered up. The clip seat is worn out ,I'm assuming it's from sliding your foot off the brake and letting it slam back up . 

Dremell tool saved the day ( fingers crossed ) 

Cleaned up nice 

Test fitted clip. Seems tight a snugged down in the groove now.

Pushing down on first set of spring and cup washer to get screw back in under tension . 

Pulled on it a few times. Feels solid.

One thing I did notice is this brake rod wasn't adjusted long enough to prevent this issue.

Before reinstalling I lined up mounting holes and extended rod so it's also lined up. New adjustments extended rod by 1/2 " Shouldn't spring back now putting stress on that clip . 

When reassembling master cylinder use clean brake fluid and pour a little in between spring sections. It will make bleeding out he brakes easier. 

One man brake bleeder is a tad worn out.

So I'm making a new fancy one using a presure vac pump .

Start of small and move up in bit sizes till hose fits very snugly in lid 

Vac side just goes and inch through the lid.

Bleeder side goes to near bottom of jar .

Works great. 

Vac from the furthest line away to the closest. 

I had to vac from the furthest rear and pump the pedal a few time to bleed the master cylinder same for front side. 

Lots of pedal pressure now.