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[Handy Don 14,764]

2 minutes ago, 702854boy said:

Got some stuff in the mail today. Dad's thinking about taking them to work so he can put them in a lathe and polish them up a little bit.

 

ScotchBrite won’t hurt not much work to do manually, either. 

[702854boy 287]

2 hours ago, Handy Don said:

ScotchBrite won’t hurt not much work to do manually, either. 

Got them nice and shiny with some scotch Brite, elbow grease and patience

[Handy Don 14,764]

13 hours ago, 702854boy said:

elbow grease and patience

Nice investment and very satisfying even though no one will see it after it’s assembled!

[702854boy 287]

1 hour ago, Handy Don said:

Nice investment and very satisfying even though no one will see it after it’s assembled!

It helps ensure that we won't have to take it back apart because of rust or something in the tranny. It'll also help make sure the bearings and seals have a good place to ride against.

[oliver2-44 10,997]

On 10/28/2025 at 2:13 PM, 702854boy said:

Would anyone happen to know how to restore a shift know so its shiny and not all dull?

If you have access to a drill press here’s how I do it. Get a 2-3” bolt that screws into the shifter ball and cut the head off.  Screw a nut on the bolt then thread the ball on. Tighten the nut against the shifter ball. Chuck the bolt in the drill press. If the ball is dull and scratched up start with 220 and paper. Work you way to finer and finer sand paper 229, 320,400,600,1000. Then I  move the ball and bolt to my hand drill. I have a cloth buffing wheel that I use white rouge on. Now just buff the ball with the drill turning on a slow speed. You can turn a faded scratched up ball into a mirror finish. 

[702854boy 287]

Well I  got some shift knobs all shined up using some almost paper sand paper thats how fine it was and then getting a piece of 3/8 all thread and chucking it into the hand drill and used some cleaner and polish carnuba wax. The worser of the two is going back on our dump trailer

[953 nut 62,368]

On 10/29/2025 at 11:33 PM, oliver2-44 said:

Then I  move the ball and bolt to my hand drill. I have a cloth buffing wheel that I use white rouge on. Now just buff the ball with the drill turning on a slow speed

Great tip Jim,              I had one on a bolt against the turning buffing wheel one day and lost my concentration switching around to the direction that allowed the knob to unscrew itself,                   it took off across the floor and out the door in a heartbeat.

If it was being turned by the drill motor it would have been much safer and I wouldn't have had to start all over again.

[702854boy 287]

Just curious, with the six speed and lsd would it help to add the zinc additive such as what we do for the engines or are there more additives in gear oil that help with wear?

[ebinmaine 74,726]

2 minutes ago, 702854boy said:

Just curious, with the six speed and lsd would it help to add the zinc additive such as what we do for the engines or are there more additives in gear oil that help with wear?

 

I don't add anything to our gear oils. They have their own Additive Package. 

 

The Wheelhorse transmission is VERY stout and likely won't need help.  

 

We run the least expensive gear oil available.  

 

[Handy Don 14,764]

4 minutes ago, 702854boy said:

Just curious, with the six speed and lsd would it help to add the zinc additive such as what we do for the engines or are there more additives in gear oil that help with wear?

Never gave a thought to adding zinc. I’m running off-the-shelf 80W gear oil. 

[953 nut 62,368]

13 hours ago, 702854boy said:

would it help to add the zinc additive

These are garden tractors, not dragsters or NASCAR race cars.  Don't guess it would hurt anything but doubt it would be all that beneficial.

[702854boy 287]

Is the whole axle and diff assembly supposed to be able to move back and forth about 3/16 of an inch in the casing once its all together?

Edited 20 hours ago by 702854boy

[ineedanother 1,731]

Not to worry. Axles and differentials aren't shimmed like crank shafts. A bit of end play is to be expected.

[702854boy 287]

What would be the cause of low range not low ranging and just neutral? I do know we will probably have to take the tranny back off the tractor and tear it apart again.

[702854boy 287]

In low range I am able to shift through all gears with the belt engaged and there is n grinding, if I try to go from low to high with belt engaged there is grinding, other way around, no grinding, high range all gears work

[Retired Wrencher 6,082]

On 11/11/2025 at 7:36 PM, ebinmaine said:

 

I don't add anything to our gear oils. They have their own Additive Package. 

 

The Wheelhorse transmission is VERY stout and likely won't need help.  

 

We run the least expensive gear oil available.  

 

Eric Walmart gear lubricant ,that is what I use. 

[ebinmaine 74,726]

1 hour ago, Retired Wrencher said:

Eric Walmart gear lubricant ,that is what I use. 

 

Same here 

[Handy Don 14,764]

[702854boy 287]

What would be the cause of low range not working? The shifter goes into both detents but in low range its just neutral and woth the clutch disengaged I am able to shift through all 3 forward and reverse gear with no grinding or movement. In high range everything works as it should. If I try to shift from high to low without clutch there is no grinding but if I try to go low to high there is.