Death Spring Removal

[RustedHeroes]

Has a sinister look to it Eh!?

Ready for install

 

[AllDodge]

Appears to be a bit up tight

 

[Nige]

That is a new nut isn’t it..? Hard to tell from the photo. A bit of additional compression makes it easy to install the assembly, the nut can be backed off later.

 

[RustedHeroes]

That is a new nut isn’t it..? Hard to tell from the photo. A bit of additional compression makes it easy to install the assembly, the nut can be backed off later.

Yes sir, new nut and rod

 

[AllDodge]

Yes sir, new nut and rod

and pipe ?

 

[Metalman 55]

Nice job...……...I remember doing that! Work safe!

 

[RustedHeroes]

Spring is back in safe and sound!

 

[DMiller]

Always a load off when these are back cradled and done.

 

[RustedHeroes]

Always a load off when these are back cradled and done.

Agreed, it was probably one of the most stressful jobs I've done so far to this machine.
Backing the retaining nut off sure was a job, took everything I had to get that sucker to turn!

 

[Metalman 55]

Looks like a nice clean job! Have to rebuild the adjuster too? As DM says, always easy on the nerves when they are back in place! How did you compress the spring?

 

[Nige]

Backing the retaining nut off sure was a job, took everything I had to get that sucker to turn!

Question: Did you put anti-seize on the threaded rod and the face of the retainer nut before you rebuilt the assembly..?

A bit late now, but if you had pumped the tracks up tight then put an old track pin or towing pin in the sprocket and moved the machine a little in reverse it would have compressed the recoil spring and allowed you to get the retaining nut backed off much more easily.

 

[AllDodge]

Backing the retaining nut off sure was a job, took everything I had to get that sucker to turn!

A bit late now, but if you had pumped the tracks up tight then put an old track pin or towing pin in the sprocket and moved the machine a little in reverse it would have compressed the recoil spring and allowed you to get the retaining nut backed off much more easily.

What Nige said about putting tracks on first

 

[RustedHeroes]

Question: Did you put anti-seize on the threaded rod and the face of the retainer nut before you rebuilt the assembly..?

A bit late now, but if you had pumped the tracks up tight then put an old track pin or towing pin in the sprocket and moved the machine a little in reverse it would have compressed the recoil spring and allowed you to get the retaining nut backed off much more easily.

That's a good tip to remember for next time! I imagine sometime in the near future I will be doing this same operation to the other side... Can't wait

 

[RustedHeroes]

Looks like a nice clean job! Have to rebuild the adjuster too? As DM says, always easy on the nerves when they are back in place! How did you compress the spring?

Yes! All new seals in the adjuster, figured I might as well when I was in there... The good folks over at Dan-Mar tractor (Nisku, AB) were brave enough to put it together, great service and fair prices.

 

[Coy Lancaster]

When I worked for the local Case dealer I replace several idler yokes on excavators using a fixture I made and a press to compress recoil spring. I cut old nut off with torch and replace center pin (which was part of yoke) and installed new nut. Needless to say I was pretty nervous all the while I was doing it.