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    cosmaar1 replied to the thread Where does the transmission fluid disappear?.
    Look at it this way…. It will keep the fluid fresh and keep the rear end clean! In all seriousness, good luck on the repairs!
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    cosmaar1 reacted to rumblecloud's post in the thread Ford555e 4x4 front axle leaks with Like Like.
    Take a look at this string: https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/threads/555e-hub-seal.95261/ This is a recent post and may offer...
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    cosmaar1 replied to the thread What's your hoe doing?.
    Amen to that. Part of the reason it sat so long at the house. I went to finish up the last thing and see a puddle of oil under the tire...
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    cosmaar1 reacted to aighead's post in the thread What's your hoe doing? with Angry Angry.
    Great @cosmaar! Mine still sits with whatever the non-starting issue is. I keep finding other things to do than diagnose its trouble.
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    cosmaar1 replied to the thread Gasket Question (for JCB though could be any brand).
    On my 555e I was too cheap to buy a replacement gasket from New Holland so I made my own using this…. Small Parts"Buna-N Sheet Gasket...
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    cosmaar1 replied to the thread What's your hoe doing?.
    The thread says... "What's your hoe doing?" Well guess what folks, after almost 16 months of sitting in my driveway at my home in the...
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    cosmaar1 reacted to NH575E's post in the thread 555e Hub Seal with Like Like.
    I have fixed several leaks by opening up stuck or clogged vents. Always the first thing I check too.
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    cosmaar1 replied to the thread 555e Hub Seal.
    1998, I very much appreciate you posting these. My huh rebuild was fairly simple minus a few issues but some of your pictures came in...
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    cosmaar1 replied to the thread 555E Wheel bearing preload torque spec.
    I actually had 8 bolts on my ring gear while you had 6 I believe. I tested my bolts before I took them out and they were somewhere...
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    cosmaar1 replied to the thread 555e Hub Seal.
    Well now I feel better knowing yours wasn’t a cake walk haha I went and got my dad’s oxygen and acetylene tanks so I can heat them up...
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    cosmaar1 replied to the thread 555e Hub Seal.
    I can’t get these bolts out to save my life. Lucky guy.
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    cosmaar1 reacted to Swetz's post in the thread 555E Wheel bearing preload torque spec with Like Like.
    The torque that it takes to break free a bolt installed for ~25 years will not be an accurate measure of the real torque that the bolt...
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    cosmaar1 replied to the thread 555e Hub Seal.
    My vent of the front axle was bad as well and I had oil coming out of both sides. I fixed that a while ago and there isn’t oil on the...
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    cosmaar1 reacted to stinky64's post in the thread 555e Hub Seal with Wow Wow.
    That is one of the best DIY procedures I have seen. Awesome job, I'm going to buy a triple nickel just to rebuild it. :D
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    cosmaar1 replied to the thread 555E Wheel bearing preload torque spec.
    I am most likely doing mine this weekend to replace the passenger side hub seal. I’ll let you know what I find out as well.
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