Hey Guys,
I got a guy who asked me to have a look at his D6C that he was concerned about, because the final drive oil level kept dropping, but he didn’t see any signs of external leakage. When I got there I noticed immediately the sprocket looks crooked. And there is a massive gap between the sprocket and the housing/Body it runs on. Then He showed me a chunk he found when took the guards off, which turned out to be a hunk of the Toric ring as far as I can tell. A big fat hunk of O-ring about 4” long. Theres also oil all over the inside edge of the track and all around the area. I just was wondering what kind of adventure Im signing on for with this job? I suspect there is likely mass carnage going on behind the scenes, just hoping its not too far gone already. I figure its better to fix it because he knows the machine. He has ran it enough to know the engine and torque are good. Trans is working good and he likes it overall. If a guy auctions it off and buys another machine, who knows what new problems you might inherit.
Anyway, hoping to get a little insight so Im not going in totally blind. Hes gonna pull machine up close to his shop, giver a good washing and then we’ll get at er.
Hoping I can borrow the press to pull the
Sprocket, might not need it though if its worked loose? Anyhow, thanks in advance for any help, advise, or pointers.
I got a guy who asked me to have a look at his D6C that he was concerned about, because the final drive oil level kept dropping, but he didn’t see any signs of external leakage. When I got there I noticed immediately the sprocket looks crooked. And there is a massive gap between the sprocket and the housing/Body it runs on. Then He showed me a chunk he found when took the guards off, which turned out to be a hunk of the Toric ring as far as I can tell. A big fat hunk of O-ring about 4” long. Theres also oil all over the inside edge of the track and all around the area. I just was wondering what kind of adventure Im signing on for with this job? I suspect there is likely mass carnage going on behind the scenes, just hoping its not too far gone already. I figure its better to fix it because he knows the machine. He has ran it enough to know the engine and torque are good. Trans is working good and he likes it overall. If a guy auctions it off and buys another machine, who knows what new problems you might inherit.
Anyway, hoping to get a little insight so Im not going in totally blind. Hes gonna pull machine up close to his shop, giver a good washing and then we’ll get at er.
Hoping I can borrow the press to pull the
Sprocket, might not need it though if its worked loose? Anyhow, thanks in advance for any help, advise, or pointers.