FRONT DRIVE AXLE REMOVAL
Before removing
the
front drive axle,
put
on the
hand brake
or
block
the
rear wheels
of
the
trac-
tor, and proceed as f!)llows:
1.
Disconnect
the
steering
tie
rods (Item B, Fig.
B.X/1) at the
front
axle steering arm and
remove the cardan shaft.
2.
Support
the
front
of
the tractor, and unscrew
the
axle pivot
pin
lock
screw. Drive
out
the
front axle pin by means
of
a
slicing
hammer
type puller. (Fig. B.X/3).
3.
Remove
the
front
drive axle and recover from
the inside
of
the axle support, 2 pivot
pin
end
washers.
PLANETARY
DRIVE
REMOVAL
AND
DISASSEMBLY
The planetary drive can be overhauled on the
tractor. In
this
case, put on
the
hand brake and in-
sert wedges under the front wheels and proceed
to step
2 below.
If the front drive axle has been removed from the
tractor, place
it
on a stand for support while
overhauling it, and proceed as follows:
1. Remove tire and rim assemblies.
2.
Drain the planetary gear
housing
of
lubricant.
3.
Remove the spider
pinion
holder cap screws
and remove from locating
dowels
(Fig. B.X/4).
The sun gear
fits
loosely on
the
axle shaft,
pull the spider
pinion
holder from
the
hous-
ing, being careful
the
sun gear does
not
fall.
4.
If
necessary, remove
the
spider
pinion
gears
from the holder by driving each
pinion
shaft
outward and removing
thrust
plates and pi-
nion from
the
holder.
If further
disassembly
is required, the front
must
be removed (Fig. B.X/5).
5.
Using a barrel spanner, unscrew the spindle
nut
and remove
it
and the washer. Work the
ring gear and ring gear
support
outward as an
assembly.
Remove the wheel hub,
shims
and spacer
from
the
spindle. Remove
both
inner
and
outer
bearing
cups
from wheel hub. Remove
oil
seal.
6. Unscrew retaining cap screws and slide spin-
dle
with
seal, bushing and cone outward over
the
axle shaft end. Use a bearing
splitter
or
universal puller
to
remove inner bearing cone
from
the
spindle (Fig. B.X/7). Remove seal
and bushing.
If
required, the
spindle
carrier support may be
removed at
this
time. To remove:
FIG. B.X/3 REMOVING FRONT DRIVE AXLE
1. Axle
pivot
pin; 2. Sliding hammer
FIG. B.X/4 PLANETARY DRIVE REMOVAL
1. Ring gear; 2. Sun gear; 3. Spider
pinion
FIG. B.X/5 REMOVING (INSTALLING) THE SPIN·
OLE NUT
c,.. Spindle nut; s,. Bearing shim; 10. Ring gear;
t
1.
Ring
gear
support;
12. Bearing spacer;
13.
Hub
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