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<blockquote data-quote="thetool" data-source="post: 19145" data-attributes="member: 1534"><p>I'm going to Bobcat today to get some other sruff, and I'll find out.</p><p>I did some reconsidertion about my previous post. I slept on it.....=)</p><p>If you have the metal flakes in your case drain filter, your motor is probably trashed. This is because the bearing in the hub, or carrier as it's called in your manual, came apart and debris took out the seal between the motor and the carrier. The debris then enters the case drain flow and is carried to the filter. Or, the failed bearing lets the shaft wobble, and that wears the splines on it and the rotating group in the motor and grinds that up. Either way, the cost of the damaged parts usually exceed the cost of a new motor.</p><p>If your case drain filter is clean, the rest of your motor is probably OK.</p><p>So, in addition to your repair, you MUST inspect the inside of your case drain filter. I suspect you already know this, but I'm sort of thinking out loud here.</p><p>I've been doing a lot of thinking and ranting about the efficacy of these case drain filters, and in this case, since you do you hub oil changes regularly, it's good that you have it.</p><p>Now, Bobcat recommends that you use their hub oil, and it's outrageously expensive. I'm in the process of finding an alternate source for this oil, but I'm afraid to use any substitute with the failures I've seen.</p><p>I've been posting about this all over this board, I guess it's becoming a pet peeve of mine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thetool, post: 19145, member: 1534"] I'm going to Bobcat today to get some other sruff, and I'll find out. I did some reconsidertion about my previous post. I slept on it.....=) If you have the metal flakes in your case drain filter, your motor is probably trashed. This is because the bearing in the hub, or carrier as it's called in your manual, came apart and debris took out the seal between the motor and the carrier. The debris then enters the case drain flow and is carried to the filter. Or, the failed bearing lets the shaft wobble, and that wears the splines on it and the rotating group in the motor and grinds that up. Either way, the cost of the damaged parts usually exceed the cost of a new motor. If your case drain filter is clean, the rest of your motor is probably OK. So, in addition to your repair, you MUST inspect the inside of your case drain filter. I suspect you already know this, but I'm sort of thinking out loud here. I've been doing a lot of thinking and ranting about the efficacy of these case drain filters, and in this case, since you do you hub oil changes regularly, it's good that you have it. Now, Bobcat recommends that you use their hub oil, and it's outrageously expensive. I'm in the process of finding an alternate source for this oil, but I'm afraid to use any substitute with the failures I've seen. I've been posting about this all over this board, I guess it's becoming a pet peeve of mine. [/QUOTE]
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