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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mike10" data-source="post: 51973" data-attributes="member: 5461">This is going off on a tangent, but since the discussion has evolved to the gear cases, this is what I do so you do not have to worry about the gear case oil level.  Remove the chain case side covers.  Remove the lower front gear case attaching bolt and replace it with a drilled bolt used on the later loaders to allow oil to flow into the gearbox from the chain case. Either replace the chain case side covers with the later covers that have a higher oil level, or drill a hole to accept a 1/2" pipe coupler into the original side covers so the center of the oil level hole is 2 1/2" up from the bottom of the plate.  Cut a 1/2" pipe coupler in half and weld one of these halves to the side cover. Just like the oringinal level hole. You will also need another level plug for the new oil level hole.  Fill the chain case to the new level and oil will flow into the gearboxes like the newer loaders.</blockquote>