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12 years 4 months ago #76838
by dpendzic
yes--steering clutch filter under the seat. Mine is 1R-0659 and the seal is 5f-3144. this is for serial# 80H 5029. There is a hand operated priming pump(plunger)that will get the air out of the new fuel filter.
D2, D3, D4, D6, 941B, Cat 15
Hancock Ma and Moriches NY
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12 years 4 months ago #76842
by Deas Plant.
Hi, Dependzic.
I could well have it bass ackwards as it is over ten years since I last serviced one but I knew there was another filter for the transmission or the steering clutches down behind the engine, about under the firewall - just couldn't remember which one. I do remember the acccess not being all that user-friendly too.
Another point worth remembering about these jiggers if you are going to have much to do with them is the rubber coupling blocks between the torque converter and the transmission. If the engine is not aligned properly, they WILL break those coupling blocks - - - - and they ARE a BITCH to replace. There are shims under the engine mounts to cater for alignment. I have had several engines out and back in over the years and have made it firm practice to keep the existing shims in their groups for each of the four engine mounts so that I can put them back in the way they came out.
Re the fuel system, some of the early 941B's had a fuel screen down low under the main filters. This screen looked like a sight bowl that was made out of steel, complete with the retaining loop and the retaining screw down underneath the bowl. Inside this bowl and screwed into the housing was a small bolt with about a 'million' - - - well, thirty or so - - - circular segments on it. This arrangemnet was a dirt, sediment and water trap. It didn't need servicing all that regularly unless you were using dirty fuel but, if you don't know about it and it is blocked, it can have you doing some head scratching. I think it was deleted from the later machines.
Just my 0.02.
You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.
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12 years 4 months ago #76844
by dpendzic
Yep Deas--that one under the firewall is the tranny filter and it sure is hard to get to--I have even removed the engine side panels and tried to get it from here--an extra elbow joint on your arm would work well by working over the top of the tranny!!
I have had the machine 24 years and thank god i haven't had to replace any of those coupling blocks yet.
I have resealed 4 of the 6 hyd. cylinders, many many hoses, one recoil spring and one track adjuster seal.
Major plating and welding on the 4 in 1 bucket bottom also. Otherwise its been a fantastic machine.
D2, D3, D4, D6, 941B, Cat 15
Hancock Ma and Moriches NY
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12 years 4 months ago #76846
by Deas Plant.
Hi, Dependzic.
You have had a pretty good run out of yours then.
Usually, you don't get the option of replacing just ONE of those coupling blocks. Because they are so out of sight, the first most people know about them is when the machine won't drive any more. They are in the coupling from the torque converter, which is on the back of the engine, to the transmission, which bolts to the front of the bevel gear case. I got into the habit of checking them with each service. I think I only replaced about two sets in 11 years out of six 941's working.
In days gone by, I have spent a good few hours re-welding the 4-in-1 ram attachment points back onto their mounting lugs at the top of the 4-in-1 sides - got pretty good at re-inforcing those welds too. Funny thing was, it only ever happened on the Cat 4-in-1 buckets. We had one Rubery, Owen and Hemsley bucket (ROH- Australian made.) that we never had to do a thing to except replace cutting edges and teeth in about 11 years - didn't even replace any of the pins in the 4-in-1. It just worked and worrked and worked.
Just my 0.02.
You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.
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12 years 2 months ago #78895
by charles walton
What you want to do is stake out the overall size of your house,then set the stakes back about four extra feet in every corner.Give me a call and I can explain the correct way to dig your basement.I use to work for several large scale builders here in Atlanta and I've dug a few hundred basements.I also have a 941b parts tractor with a lot of good parts left.770-355-6421
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12 years 2 months ago #78927
by tctractors
The rubber bits bolt onto a drive plate that is directly bolted to the flywheel, then they bolt to the drive flange on the transmission, this flange will pull off its spined shaft once the rubber chunks are removed, the convertor is built within the transmission, when these rubber chunks fail its often the front mounting point causing the most trouble, (the bit behind the crank pulley)
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