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Old 05-22-2016, 11:21 PM
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I got a 108 with a 42 inch deck that I just put the engine in from being rebuilt.
Shortly into cutting the lawn it started thowing the mule drive belt. So I ordered a new one from my dealer. Once installed I ran it with the pto clutch engaged, I watched it and found the right mule drive pulley hits the axle when the the axle pivots. After some investigating I found the axle to be in backwords, causing the axle to be sitting more forward than it should be. Also found it to be welded. I didn't want a welded axle in my tractor so I went and pulled my parts 129 around and found that one welded too. Next I looked at the 149 I got from Zippy found no welds and no play in the pivot pin. Found perfect candidate,(thanks again Todd). Pulled the engine from the 149, then the axle cleaned it up. Went to remove the engine from the 108, discovered I didn't have to because the pivot pin clears the flat oil pan.
I removed and replaced the axle greased it up before puting weight on it installed the belt, adjusted properly and engaged pto and found the mule drive pulleys no where near the axle. All is good now can't wait to mow with this tractor this year, it's been a long time coming.
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Old 05-23-2016, 12:12 AM
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Good to hear you got things fixed and working for you Cory.
So that old decrepit 149 came through as a good donor tractor... sweet. I pulled in those other two mutts in the shop today that you saw when you were over. Wah, all I can say, and that's for another day...
So, ah where's the pictures young man?
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Old 05-23-2016, 04:51 PM
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I've seen grooves worn in axles on tractor's I've worked on. I think a longer belt that allows the adjustable idler pulley to be pulled away from the axle might prevent that from occurring.
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Old 05-23-2016, 10:01 PM
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Here is the tractor and the old axle
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Old 05-23-2016, 10:08 PM
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Mule drive pulleys clearance after axle replacement.
And my new clutch disc and drive shaft
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Old 05-23-2016, 10:53 PM
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Looks to be plenty of clearance now...
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Old 05-24-2016, 09:23 AM
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Looks to be plenty of clearance now...
Oh yeah no concernce anymore.
Now I need to replace the steering colum bushing.
I'm going to run it for a year to work out the bugs and then Prolly paint it.
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Old 05-24-2016, 09:30 AM
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I've seen grooves worn in axles on tractor's I've worked on. I think a longer belt that allows the adjustable idler pulley to be pulled away from the axle might prevent that from occurring.
I think if I would have done it that way it would have brought the idler to far forward and I wouldn't have much adjustment for belt stretch. Plus i didn't want to have to figure out the mule drive belt when I needed I new one. Oem I believe is the way to go. It only took me about 2 hours to replace the axle anyways.
Thanks for idea
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Wow, you have been messin around with this 108 for a long time, glad to hear that you got it up and running.
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Old 05-25-2016, 09:15 PM
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Wow, you have been messin around with this 108 for a long time, glad to hear that you got it up and running.
Yeah this thing has been a pain in my butt. Its my first one so I love it to pieces (hence the name). Can't wait to make it look like new someday.
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