Adjusting Axle Housing on 1825b?

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eppers

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I've got a 2003 1825b with a little slop in the drive chains. My manual is pretty vague about how to adjust the tension. All it says is to loosen the four bolts on the axle housing, then tighten up the chain adjusting bolt until the chains are tight, then back off a quarter inch. The problem is that I can't move the axle housings at all, either with the adjustment bolt or with a few good taps of the hammer...it's almost like they're seized in place. Any thoughts? Is there a gasket underneath the axle housing? Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
 

wmgeorge

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On my 1816 the bolts holding the plate were very tight and the plate and bolts rusted. You have loosened the bolts? The plate is slotted and the adjuster can move the plate as needed, if you have the bolts loose. Used a wire brush and lots of penetrating oil (Kroil) first and then a air impact wrench to get loose. Just move the plate until you have only about a 1/2 inch play in the slack side of the chain.
 

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On my 1816 the bolts holding the plate were very tight and the plate and bolts rusted. You have loosened the bolts? The plate is slotted and the adjuster can move the plate as needed, if you have the bolts loose. Used a wire brush and lots of penetrating oil (Kroil) first and then a air impact wrench to get loose. Just move the plate until you have only about a 1/2 inch play in the slack side of the chain.
If your 1825 is like my 1818 (I think it is), then you have to do what wmgeorge says. The only thing is, I don't think we can see our chains at all, which is why they say back the bolt off a bit. I set mine up over a year ago, and have run it about 100 hrs, and haven't had any issues yet. I didn't know about backing the adjuster bolts back a quarter turn, but I also didn't over-tighten the chain. I gave enough slack so that I could just feel it in the wheel when jacked up.
 

wmgeorge

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If your 1825 is like my 1818 (I think it is), then you have to do what wmgeorge says. The only thing is, I don't think we can see our chains at all, which is why they say back the bolt off a bit. I set mine up over a year ago, and have run it about 100 hrs, and haven't had any issues yet. I didn't know about backing the adjuster bolts back a quarter turn, but I also didn't over-tighten the chain. I gave enough slack so that I could just feel it in the wheel when jacked up.
How are you folks lubing these chains? I put some 30 W oil and solvent in my pressurized parts cleaner tank and sprayed back behind. Hoping the solvent would evaporate and leave the oil behind. Maybe there is a better way??
 

ZackaryMac

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How are you folks lubing these chains? I put some 30 W oil and solvent in my pressurized parts cleaner tank and sprayed back behind. Hoping the solvent would evaporate and leave the oil behind. Maybe there is a better way??
wmgeorge Our chains are in an oil bath, in an enclosed chamber. Mine takes 3 liters of 10w30 per side. They have drain plugs on the bottom, and fill plugs on the sides of each one. I believe the 1818 and the 1825 were basically the same machine, the 1818 had a 18hp gas Onan engine, the 1825 had a 25hp Kubota diesel engine. It sounds like they are quite a bit different from the 1816.
 

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