Shop Talk Blog

The Official Blog for Texas Final Drive

Dr McCaslin

Recent Posts

Effectively Cleaning a Final Drive

Love for Machinery

No technician with any love for machinery wants to open up a final drive for evaluation and find it caked in dried mud, debris, and rust.  In this article, we are going to go over our procedure for cleaning a final drive before its disassembly.


The final drives that we receive for evaluation, repair, or re-manufacturing are definitely not in like-new condition.  In fact, most of them look like this Rexroth final drive from a Bobcat T140/T180/T190.


Here are some other Shop Talk Blog posts you might enjoy:

5 Reasons a Final Drive Can Lack Power

Lack of Power in Your Machinery?

Lack of power is a common complaint when a final drive or travel motor is in need of service.  It reveals itself when your machine is unable to climb a steep grade or it keeps steering to one side.  There are six potential causes behind a lack of power, and not all of them are the fault of the final drive.


Here are a few other Shop Talk Blogs you might enjoy!

"Shop Talk Blog" Email Updates

Connect blog-rss-feed 

Posts by Topic

see all