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    Michigan Clark 55 loader, Crack in lower steering trunion flange.

    Thanks for the help oldseabee, I downloaded a parts manual from minnpar.com but I don't see that they have operator manuals. I didn't hit a hole or anything but I might have gotten a little carried away with one of my turns. I think that I could just get the old one welded. Same as the...
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    Michigan Clark 55 loader, Crack in lower steering trunion flange.

    Added some photos I cleaned up the left side and took some photos of it. It was not brazed but welded. And I noticed that in both sides there is a grease fitting hole with no grease fittings in them. Oil leaked out the one side that cracked but it didn't seem like a lot of oil, less then I...
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    Michigan Clark 55 loader, Crack in lower steering trunion flange.

    Okay, I will have to check the stops and how far things travel. To remove the trunion flange I would think that I might have to jack up the unit and support the wheel? Not sure what happens when I unbolt the four bolts that hold the trunion in. Also if the stops are fixed then that stops what...
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    Michigan Clark 55 loader, Crack in lower steering trunion flange.

    I was doing a little work with my clark 55 and when I pulled it in to the shop I noticed that it was leaking oil out of the lower steering trunion flange. there is a crack in the metal in the little upward cup in the flange. I thought that was strange and then looked at the other side and...
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    how to loosen oil cooler on ford 555 to tilt it forward

    I have the separate oil cooler in front of the radiator. There is a caution sticker on it saying 'loosen fittings before tilting' . This is what leads me to believe it can be tilted forwards. I started off by trying to loosen the two nuts on each end of the cooler. They are 1 3/8 size...
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    Help anyone 555 backhoe stopped in field

    Great! You saved my bacon on that. I loosened the big nuts and turned it over. Fuel came out so then I tightened them and it fired off with a little ether. Seems to run fine. Actually worked out good because I would have missed the antifreeze leaking out if I was facing backwards. Thanks for...
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    Help anyone 555 backhoe stopped in field

    Okay I will go out and try that. Are there two lines to the injectors? It seems as i remember that there was one on top and one on side. I will go down there now and see what I can loosen. Thanks for the reply.
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    Help anyone 555 backhoe stopped in field

    we had a coyote kill a lamb so I got the 555 out to bury it. It had not run since last october. Started right up drove 600 feet and all of a sudden the motor sort of sounded like it was firing right and it stopped a second later. If I shoot ether in it tries to fire off. It has fuel from last...
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    Need help with Old Michigan Loader, whining noise from hydraulics

    Thanks for the reply. The hydraulics work great, as I suppose they would be speed wise. I don't see any leaks when it is sitting. The supply hoses are real old but look intact. My next move is to drain the system and remove the drain cleanout at the bottom of the tank and then replace suction...
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    Need help with Old Michigan Loader, whining noise from hydraulics

    I am trying to figure out why there is so much whining noise from my loader. The fluid appears to be aerated. I don't know if the noise is because the fluid is aerated or the what is making the noise is aerating the fluid. I made a short video of the loader that would probably explain it...
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    Clark Michigan Drive shaft to rear diff turns but no power to wheels?

    Thanks, I plan on doing more inspection on the complete diff assembly before proceeding with any parts purchase. Doug
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    Clark Michigan Drive shaft to rear diff turns but no power to wheels?

    Well, both axles are missing. On the left side I can see metal particles in the axle tube back where the bushing is by where the u joint would be. So this side must have gone bad and for some reason both sides were removed. Planetarys look fine, wheel bearings okay. Just need two axles and sun...
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    Clark Michigan Drive shaft to rear diff turns but no power to wheels?

    Hi Mike, Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I guess you would be right about it easier to just remove the drive shaft. The u joint probably broke and to use it they just pulled out the shaft. But it does seem like a lot of work to remove one and then put everything back together with out a new one...
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    Clark Michigan Drive shaft to rear diff turns but no power to wheels?

    I pulled the right side cover and found that there was no axle shaft. There were no metal particles, shavings, or any sign of damage. The planetary looks to be real good all the gears nice, bearings smooth. Unfortunately I had the wheel turned slightly so it was not easy to be positive about...
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    Clark Michigan Drive shaft to rear diff turns but no power to wheels?

    Hi, I am still cleaning up and testing my, new to me, loader. This has no bucket but forks. If I push the forks into a dirt pile and give it some gas the front wheel spins but no rear wheel spin. I can see the drive shaft to the rear axle turning but nothing is happening at either rear wheel...
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