installing the front drive shaft

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installing the front drive shaft

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daveknowshow

3 жыл бұрын

in this video we look at painting and installing the front drive shaft. what a pain!

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@daviso4954 9 ай бұрын

Dave, this was useful to me splitting my tractor to work on clutch. Much appreciated.

@daveknowshow 9 ай бұрын

Glad it helped

@mikegibbons1718 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've looked all over for the information on the coupling location and you're the first one that explained the why of the coupling location and the rest of it is great. Can't wait to see the rest of you videos. Just subscribed..

@daveknowshow Жыл бұрын

awesome always brings me a lot of pleasure when I hear that these videos help.

@rodneyhardee2527 3 жыл бұрын

Looking good Dave. Getting real Close to relaxing on the tractor again. What I call Tractor therapy. Take care.

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

man I'm so ready for some tractor therapy. I dont know which implement to install first to play with. lol

@bayareasparky9180 3 жыл бұрын

You're a helluva lot more patient than me Dave! Rushing will get you in trouble so slow and steady is the only way to tackle a project like this. Great job Brother... getting close!

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

it has made me use some colorful words. lol

@tractortalkwithgary1271 3 жыл бұрын

It sure doesn't look like it would be heavy duty enough to hold up to what it has to handle. Amazing Dave. Thanks for sharing this.

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

exactly what I was thinking myself. I was wondering who else would point this out. seems awful flimsy to me.

@stevemartinez6757 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice work as usual Dave. It was "therapy" for me to watch you doing this. I had a pretty rough week last week. We laid our oldest son to rest this past Friday. Gone way too young and suddenly at 41 years of age. God has a plan for us all. I'm just trying to get back into a "normal" routine and catch up on videos. I can't wait to see your tractor operational once again.

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

so very sorry to hear this news. my prayers are with you and your family for comfort of some sort. I know you will be slow coming to terms with this sudden turn of events. my deepest sympathy and continued prayers.

@stevemartinez6757 3 жыл бұрын

@@daveknowshow Thank you so much Dave. We (my wife and I) have gotten through the crying/depression/guilt that comes with grieving. We still have some moments of reflection, but those are mostly good moments. Our faith and belief in God has helped us through this.

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

@@stevemartinez6757 I cant even begin to imagine what you all have gone through. I would be a complete wreck. heck I cried and cried over Daisy just two days ago. so I cant imagine losing my son. your strength an faith is truly an inspiration to me and many others I'm sure. God has a plan and we should not question it. however that is where I lack severely. bless you both.

@pkope6849 3 жыл бұрын

You are the Man Dave..👍👍 Thanks for all of your efforts.

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to get this beast back together but its making me use bad language sometimes. lol ha ha

@GrampiesWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

How's she goin'? I like your explanation of how the shaft goes together and then is placed back in the tractor. And hey, if it were easy Dave, everyone would be doing it!!! Thanks for sharing and take care!!!

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

I tell you Mike this thing had me saying bad words! lol

@randthompson5716 3 жыл бұрын

Thx Dave. Never been into the front driveshaft before. Interesting! In my opinion...paint color there isn't that important, just that it is painted. 👍

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

I agree, the rust was on the back side where it obviously never got factory paint. glad I found it now another 15 years and it may have been eaten through with rust.

@jessenoble1399 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks alot for this video I had no clue how the rear cover came off the drive shaft I got the front cover to slide up and removed the coupler and the inside of that coupler was smooth as the outside on one end of it now got to try and remove the back cover now that I have saw your video I have a good idea now of what to do and our model is the l3800

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

awesome so glad this has helped I wont sure how much help it would be since the camera angles were not the best. praying your repair will go smoothly. let me know if I can help I will try my best.

@LouisianaTractorworks 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice job Dave! No room the move is alway they way it seems! lol Glad you got it. I think you need the throw yourself a party when you are done!! You earned it!! Have a good weekend my friend! See ya!

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

thank John been a real journey.

@ladwiss 3 жыл бұрын

Man that is a huge job you got your self into. Looks like your on the winning end of it

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

man Brother I'm trying to win this battle. been slow going with all the filming.

@jjgag601 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I have a L3400 and I am getting ready to drop the drive line. My "O" rings are bad on the shaft that comes out of the rear housing that the push pull rod from the 2x4 attaches to. Tried of finding a puddle under the machine. Any tricks on how to separate the driveshaft housing out of the rear housing. I see how you used channel locks to light tap it back into place. Thanks again.

@daveknowshow Жыл бұрын

yes use the propper size punch and a palm nailer. if you dont know what a palm nailer is google is your friend. they run about 40 bucks at lowes or maybe a carpenter buddy will loan you his.

@Kcender57 3 жыл бұрын

Seems like a bit of a PITA. But you got it done. Hopefully things go smooth for you. Thanks for sharing and have a good one.

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

yes it made me use some colorful words under my breath. lol its awkward under there. so tight and trying to not block the camera does not help matters I guess.

@Cityawol Жыл бұрын

I have a Montana 4540, tried to pull mine out but the dang flange on the end of the shaft housing hits the oilpan before gaining access to the coupler pin.

@daveknowshow Жыл бұрын

oh crap ! that is a bad design. its got to come off there with out dropping the oil pan. I wish I knew that machine well enough to help you. praying things work out

@Cityawol Жыл бұрын

@@daveknowshow After watching your video I went back and worked off the transmission side. Got it out! Exact same issue you had too with the stripped coupler. Thanks for sharing it was a big help!

@daveknowshow Жыл бұрын

@@Cityawol glad to hear you got it out. now it should be a simple fix from here.

@andrewanderson1436 3 жыл бұрын

Those pins are always fun lol.

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

aw man what a night mare. they are bad enough to install at the work bench but upside down under the machine is just more than a man can stand and not use some colorful words.

@fakeitormakeit83 Жыл бұрын

Mr . Dave ! Thanks for the info! I have a leaking rubber boot on mine where the two outer pipes mate together. I found that it was leaking oil . My question is , does the front end supply the oil that bathes the pipe that the draft shaft lives in or does the oil come from the rear end?

@daveknowshow Жыл бұрын

I cant say for all models. on this model there is no oil bath. if its leaking out that rubber seal then you have a bad seal either at the front drive axle or at the rear out put shaft below the tranny. my guess is yours is the same as mine. check the parts break down on the messicks website

@garycorbett4990 5 ай бұрын

Thank you

@daveknowshow 5 ай бұрын

Hope it helps

@langdonowen161 3 ай бұрын

can you remove just the front drive shaft connection to get the oil pan off? or do you need to remove the rear part of the drive shaft and casing first? before the front?

@daveknowshow 3 ай бұрын

Once the front is removed the entire shaft falls out.

@jacobpochiba8538 Жыл бұрын

Did you ever have a oil leak from that shat cover? I’m 58 hrs into my 3902 and it has a leak that looks like it is coming from that area. I’m stumped! It only happens after a turn and only leaks for about 20 ft and stops! It is centerline on my garage floor when I pull it in too.

@daveknowshow Жыл бұрын

I had a leak at the steering knuckle next to the front wheel but not from that cover so far. hope I never do. I just hit 1000 hours on my l2800

@victorforte1605 Жыл бұрын

I'm having the same problem with that last roll pin you were punching in I'm at the point where I'm trying to get it out what was your trick to getting it out I can't get a good swing

@daveknowshow Жыл бұрын

hammer drill once it was started I put a ratchet extension in the hammer drill and put the drill on hammer only. it drove right in.

@zackjones1244 Жыл бұрын

Would you happen to know what the seals are called or part numbers for the front and rear of the shaft? I need to replace my seals and haven’t been able to find what I’m looking for

@daveknowshow Жыл бұрын

not off the top of my head but you can look them up on the messicks website

@fredmckiel1349 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Dave. Thank you for featuring the driveshaft installation. In my mind i was concerned about the splines on the driveshaft on my L3800. When you took the driveshaft off was there any wear or rust on the splines? When you did the reinstallation did you apply any grease to the splines? Thank you for sharing.

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

yes there was grease on both ends and I did apply more when putting it back together. no wear to worry about you could see where the shaft rides on the bearing surface inside the shield. other than that polished look there were no signs of wear. the axle end gets grease when you grease the axle swivel joint I showed in the video beginning.

@dtruth5769 4 ай бұрын

I can't get my shaft out. It slides both directions but won't come down. Any idea???

@daveknowshow 4 ай бұрын

I assume you removed the two retaining pins from each end? Need to be removed to get the shaft off.

@sakiskiourkas8298 4 ай бұрын

Dear davein a gl 338 i have a metal noise comming inside from the frond axle bracket rear when iI turn the steering wheel even i am in a move,stpos when i put some wd40. I never put grease somehow inside You thing thats the problem? What is th reasson grease fitting in 8:00minute of your video?thanks for sharing

@daveknowshow 4 ай бұрын

Grease fitting for front axle pivot point. Check front axle fluid could be low. Really hard to say from where I’m sitting. I’d need to be with the machine. I’m in chesterfield Virginia USA if you just happen to live near me I’d be happy to drive over and give it a listen.

@langdonowen161 3 ай бұрын

Its just those 3 pins? Does the drive shaft need to be dropped in order to remove the oil pan?

@daveknowshow 3 ай бұрын

Yes drop it to get the oil pan off. Yes three pins

@langdonowen161 3 ай бұрын

@@daveknowshow Very good, thank you sir!

@outdoorswithlarryrobin 3 жыл бұрын

Tight fit! 💪🚜👍🏼🇱🇷

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

thank goodness for grease and the love taps. this thing is wearing on my nerves. lol

@eritree9794 3 жыл бұрын

Hi , Dave nice to see you back , how is the Precious one ? Hope she's feeling better. Bro.

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

she is resting. she is still congested and getting choked when she swallows liquids. I may have to start her on thickener diet again. she did good today. she got up and did some dishes. I washed about 90% of them but left just a few so she could get some exercise and feel useful. she is currently on the phone long distance with my sister in texas. I hope she gets better this week so I can get on this tractor and finish it up.

@eritree9794 3 жыл бұрын

@@daveknowshow As always all my best wishes to both of you and fast cure to Mom.🙏

@Bugsly11 Жыл бұрын

I am working to split my L2650 for a clutch repair. Do I need to remove the drive shaft like you did here, in order for it to split, or will it just slide apart on the splines? Thank you for any help you can give.

@daveknowshow Жыл бұрын

remove it

@jefferywright4204 Жыл бұрын

It looks like you should have completely removed the roll pin from the transmission end and reinserted it from the right side of the machine to secure the prop shaft cover tube. The right side looked like it is relatively open compared to the access from the left side of the machine where you had (unnecessary) difficulty.

@daveknowshow Жыл бұрын

yeah it was about the same on both sides with the backhoe subframe on it hard to get a swing on the hammer.

@drgnner6028 3 жыл бұрын

"TA-DAA" I know that feeling!

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

lol ha ha I know thats right. great feeling!

@drgnner6028 3 жыл бұрын

@@daveknowshow LOL!

@tractortalkwithgary1271 3 жыл бұрын

It is underneath where no-one will see it. Color is not all that important.

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that! actually did not look to bad either.

@davidandyvonne06 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Dave...I have a L4701...the other day there was a big "pop" while scraping the driveway...the front 2 wheels WILL NOT move when in gear....any ideas what might have happened? Any advice/wisdom you can give is appreciated!

@daveknowshow 3 жыл бұрын

oh no! that does not sound good. I assume you mean when the front wheel assist is engaged the front wheels are locked up? if so its likely a tranny issue. hopefully a simple fix and not to costly. I 'd be interested to know what you found out. I know running in four wheel drive on hard surfaces has caused the drive lines to lock up in the past. generally its the front axle that locks up where the gear from the drive shaft meshes with the gears to the front axle. I would maybe pull the drive shaft and then see how it acts. try to isolate the issue to the front axle or the transmission. then you will at least know what direction to look from there. keep me posted. praying its simple to fix and not costly. I love that 4701.