D2 pivot shaft

Here are some pics for enjoyment, any help would still be appreciated 😆 like how to get the shaft out to, and what needs to come off. Thanks guys [attachment=22871]image.jpg[/attachment][attachment=22870]image.jpg[/attachment]

to get that shaft out is to crawl under with a big socket set and a 6 foot cheater bar.
Locate the 2 caps that clamp it to the transmission, loosen them with listed tools.
Remove the little retainer wedge above the main spring.
Take the Track off, either by loosening it a lot to get it off whole or open the Master Link.
Then jack/block up the machine to get the leaf spring off the frame, not too high or it works against you.
Take off the rear roller near the sprocket.
Proceed to remove the locking caps on the end of the pivot shaft on both sides of the tractor.
Now figure out the balance point of the frame and lift and slide it off the shaft!
Cuss yourself for not figuring out which was wore more or bent wishing you had taken that one off first!

I posted these pictures a few years ago but thought it was worth a repost. No one got hurt. You may be able to see the caps that need to be removed.

Gary

I must be a moron. I am looking at the relationship between the final drive output shaft and the "Pivot shaft", and I am not seeing how the machine can "pivot" around the pivot shaft very much- the relationship between the track roller assembly and the rest of the machine seems defined by the line you could draw through the center of the drive sprocket and the center of the pivot shaft. What am I missing here?

G

[quote="Gregness"]I must be a moron. I am looking at the relationship between the final drive output shaft and the "Pivot shaft", and I am not seeing how the machine can "pivot" around the pivot shaft very much- the relationship between the track roller assembly and the rest of the machine seems defined by the line you could draw through the center of the drive sprocket and the center of the pivot shaft. What am I missing here?

G[/quote]

Never mind. I drew a picture and figured it out. The track pivots like the swing-arm on a motorcycle, allowing the track roller frame to rotate on a separate axis than the sprocket. The spring-tensioned chain can shrink or expand a bit to handle the implied changes in total chain length definition. I think.

G

[quote="Gregness"]I must be a moron. I am looking at the relationship between the final drive output shaft and the "Pivot shaft", and I am not seeing how the machine can "pivot" around the pivot shaft very much- the relationship between the track roller assembly and the rest of the machine seems defined by the line you could draw through the center of the drive sprocket and the center of the pivot shaft. What am I missing here?

G[/quote]

Never mind. I drew a picture and figured it out. The track pivots like the swing-arm on a motorcycle, allowing the track roller frame to rotate on a separate axis than the sprocket. The spring-tensioned chain can shrink or expand a bit to handle the implied changes in total chain length definition. I think.

G