Roaddog1260
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I posted on another thread that I was the proud owner of a M47 Bantam shovel. Truck and deck engines run great! I got the whole machine greased up and tried to see what she would do. I didn't get far as the swing clutches were froze up . Figured the best way to fix it was to pull the swing mechanism out. Not a big deal, luckily there's a boom support crossmember almost directly over the top of the mechanism to hang a come along or a chain fall as the piece is kind of heavy. Got it out, took it into garage and commenced to take it apart. Quite easy to take apart and free up. I'm glad I did as the pressure plate faces had rust on them. Luckily a friend has a lathe and he will be able to clean them up. Not a hard job , just a lot of parts cleaning and scraping 60 year old grease, which is like tar now. One thing I've never seen before is a set screw under a set screw.