Argo trans kinda Noisy,,

[m350]

It's amazing that these pics were taken with my sons cell phone,,,looking at the the pic,,showing the chains and frame, axel's,,these Argo's are built pretty Darn Rugged.

[Robio_8x8]

Fuel filter placement

I noticed the fuel filter is relatively close to the motor. Not a big deal just on both of mine it is near the gas tank .Is there a second filter near or on top of your gas tank?

[m350]

Thats the only filter Robio,,if you look under the filter,,there is another electric fuel pump there,its mounted to that bar which I think is a winch support braket,,Do they all have this ? It does'nt look factory !

[evil8x8]

How is that bilge pump mounted?

[Robio_8x8]

Mine do not but

The newest one I have is 1997 and it uses a vacuum style fuel pump on the motor. Electric fuel pumps may be original on newer models but I am not sure,is there one in your parts manual ?

[m350]

On the fuel pump,,,I will have to check it out,,but the manual is out in the truck now,,evil,8x8 ,the Bilge pump base is riveted to a braket which in turn is bolted to the front axle bearing mounting bolts,,only thing is,,it is about a 1/2" of the tub bottom,,,and water will hit the idler chain and spray onto the belt,,before the bilge pumps it out,,,we are going to move it lower.

Today we plumbed the 18 hp VanGaurd oil drain to a more accessable place.

[Roger S]

Bilge pump.. I have one similar to your bilge pump. It's mounted in the chain well behind the front axle. It's clamped to the frame cross member behind the front axle(the member your pump is sitting up against now) The bilge outlet points to the rear and goes under the member, then is plumbed upward in pvc.

[m350]

Roger,,the chain well does look like a great place to mount the bilge pump,,lowest point in the tub,,,as long as it is mounted securly. Would zip tie's mount the pump secure enough ?

Another ?,,when you all put your upper body back on the lower tub,,,do you use a sealer to keep water out ? When we seperated the 2 halves,,there was foam tape,(was loose and hanging) on the lower tub flange,,,but when in the water,,both side's leaked in the rear upper corners,,when tires were propelling forward,,,coming from under the small rear seats,,would see the water running down into the tub.

[Roger S]

I used hose clamps. One around the pump body, and another clamp, under the first clamp and around the frame member. I'll try to get a pic some time. It's a tight fit, not all pumps will fit, but it gets all but about a pint of water out of the hull!

Havn't had the body 1/2's apart, but did clean out and silicone the seam.

[McCoy]

As far as I know, an electric fuel pump was not standard on the Bigfoot. Mine is a 2006 and I added an electric pump. There is actually a bracket under the seat where a pump can be mounted.

McCoy

[m350]

I can visualize it Roger,,thanks,,great idea,,I think the pump I have will fit in there. Hey McCoy,,,looks like you and the other guys have a great time in the Videos ! The electric fuel pump on my BigFoot does'nt look stock,,I will take a look under the seat though ! Waiting on a call now,,to go tear the Argo trans apart,,,,will take some pics of the tear down. later,,,,Mark

[Roger S]

I have to pull the chain off and slide the axle sprocket inward to work in there. The screw on the clamp fits in the recess of the sprocket.. tight fit.

[m350]

OK guys,,hers's a few pics of the Argo trans apart,,,note the shaft my hand is on,,that notch or chowed area,,,is not suppose to be there ! Anyone have a good used output shaft #12 on the Argo trans parts breakdown ??

Also the pic of the case cover with the bearings in it,(sorry sucky pic),,the bearing has been chewed up before,,(must have been the reverse idler gear,,thinking a new reverse idler gear was replaced),,,just as the output shaft was damaged before,,,and put back together,,,"DAMAGED",,,,with a new bearing in the case,,,but using a POS output shaft !!! Fricken HACKERS !!!! most of the bearings were fine,,but a couple were pitted,,but all will be replaced !

Will be calling for parts in the AM.

[Mike]

That sucks. Don't you hate when neglect of others costs you time and money, especially when it would have taken only a couple of extra steps and a little money to avoid. Hopefully the output shaft won't cost you too much $$$ though. How hard was the transmission to disassemble?

I guess on the bright side, you are half way there now and you know what's wrong. Keep us updated on the rebuild and installation. If there are any tricky areas or good tips that you want to share it would probably help someone else in the future.

[m350]

Oddly enough Mike,,,one of the hardest things to remove was the trans. cover,,believe it or not! Here's why,,pull the bolts,,and # 21 retaining ring, there was 2 threaded holes to insert 2 of the cover bolts,,to help seperate the cover from the case,(push's the cover off),part # 22 is the reverse idler shaft,,when they replaced reverse gear,,,there is that bushing, that needs to be pressed in,,,well they did'nt press it in flush to the gear,,so it was sticking out maybe 1/16"(maybe the gear came like that) on the cover side,,well that 1/16" chowed the cover just slightly, which in turn made a burr or shrunk the hole, not allowing the cover to slide off the shaft # 22,,after some soft type prying,,brass punching and some expletive %@&*$ words, we found that shaft # 22 was the hang up, and finaly got it apart. There are also some BIG, mean, retaining rings..2.5 to 3.0" approx,,took some rather large snap ring pliers to remove,,about it so far.,,,,I am glad I did not attempt this myself,,as it took 2 of us to hold, pry, punch, and a good solid steel bench, and a few tools I do not have,,Tis Good to know a "Master of the Mechanical stuff" for when you really need him ! will keep informed,,later,,Mark