I have a dead ex-58mu Hitachi that I need to load up onto a ramp trailer. Normally I would unbolt the 6 or 8 bolts around the drive front cover then remove the sun gear. Temporary neutral.
This final drive is different. There are no bolts. There isn't a indented ring for a circlip or anything other than a thin seam showing around the face plate. The parts diagram suggests that there is a hidden wire clip behind the threaded face plate that acts like a lock ring.
Any idea how to put this machine into neutral or remove the front plate?
![final drive.JPG final drive.JPG](https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/data/attachments/296/296560-08be07f44377e93f9cd433490cb03d6e.jpg)
This final drive is different. There are no bolts. There isn't a indented ring for a circlip or anything other than a thin seam showing around the face plate. The parts diagram suggests that there is a hidden wire clip behind the threaded face plate that acts like a lock ring.
Any idea how to put this machine into neutral or remove the front plate?
![final drive.JPG final drive.JPG](https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/data/attachments/296/296560-08be07f44377e93f9cd433490cb03d6e.jpg)