Argo trans kinda Noisy,,

[lewis]

Don't forget to tell your son good job. I am sure your proud of the work he did on the shaft. Glad it all worked out for you, and happy mudding. I know your glad to have it put back together.

lewis

[Robio_8x8]

Good stuff

Congratulations on you re-built tranny

[whipper-ag]

God job!

Yes, I agree. Sometimes servicing requires devine intervention.

Whipper

[m350]

Here is a couple more of the trans all back together,,,,Mark

[Roger S]

God job! Not all owners realize, or are mechanically inclined enough to do this thorough servicing. That's what it takes occasionally, if you want to have a happy experience.

[m350]

SWEEEEET,,, we got the BigFoot, back together,,and out for it's maiden voyage after the tranny rebuild,,,,ahhh it seems great to blast around again,,hit the pond,,motor across,,climb out,,and the trans is Quiet now,,,No more Growling,,,has the nice Whine now when you watch it go buy.

We cleaned all we could, good ole "Never Seize" on splines and shafts, bolts that needed it,,new brake pads, and a new belt,,added the remote oil drain setup,,changed oil & filter on the 18 hp Vangaurd,,made sure the trans gear oil was up to the mark on the stick,,lubed all the chains with Amsoil chain lube,,we have a few pics to upload,,as it sat Saterday morning 4/12/08, pics soon,,,,,,Mark

[m350]

OK,,Finally,,,Got the seals for the trans yesterday,,,over a weeks wait just for them,,was suppose to be only 2-3 days,,,2-1/2 hrs and we had the trans back together,,it is now in the BigFoot,,both Idler chains hooked up,,Brake/Steering handles back in place,,all bled out with new Dot 5 Brake fluid( man that old brake fluid was kinda nasty looking,,quite abit of moister in the bottom)tomorrow should see it all back together,,I hope,,,cant wait to be tooling around again,,,,,mark

[evil8x8]

Roger, Thanks for the pictures. I really appreciate it. Your bilge pump looks good. I hope I can put mine in the same spot.

[m350]

yep Roger,,we tried that very spot,,barely got it in ,and it was rubbing the chain,,plus the outlet was to high to go under the frame,,so we had a big hose clamp,,slid it under the big 4" round frame in the front, and one around the pump,,clamped them together,,lowest spot we could get.

[Roger S]

Lot's of work! That's what happens sometimes.

Bilge pics. Yes the pump has to be under a certain dia. and the outlet has to be low enough to go under the frame member. This pump is probably 5 years old, so can't give a current part #.

[m350]

Ok,,well today we got to work on the BigFoot a little bit,,re-arranged where the Bilge pump is placed,,Put it right in the center under the engine,,as far forward as possible, I used Roger's Idea with the 2 hose clamps to mount it,,But we could not set it in the chain/axle well,,the pump would rub the chains no matter how we placed it.
After the pump was mounted,, we Floated the bottom half of the BigFoot in the pond to see if it leaked anywhere, not a drop from axles,,so pulled it out with my truck,,pushed it back in the garage,,and we atleast have the engine back in the tub,, heres a pic,,and couple showing my 3/8" pipe remote location oil drain. ,,,,,Mark

[evil8x8]

Thanks Roger, take your time I am in no hurry.

[Roger S]

Nice work on the trans, that'll change the whole feel of the vehicle.

Evil8x8, I'll get a pic of the bilge pump. Don't have a digital camera, so have to make a video and screenshot it. I've been waiting 10 years for the price to get right.

[m350]

Not Bad for an 18 yr old! I thank you guys for the compliments, and am pretty proud of him too. He made 2 pins for the "Master of the Mechanical stuff" (lol, the guy helping rebuilding the Argo trans),one small pin from Komatsu,,,1"x 5/16,,he was billed $153.00,,,lol,,He said "Hey Cody can you make it",,,hr after school started,,he had 2 of them made for him(he only wanted one) and the teacher even graded him on it for school.,,,Mark

[hdble]

M350, tell your son he did a nice job. Good machinists are hard to find right now, I have interviewed 10 in the last month that couldn't do what he did.