Recent content by targabill

Thanks All, Thanks All, Yes it need to be a sealed bearing and I just ordered one. The one in there fell apart and it's going to be a bear getting it out. The cur clip is also rusted in and doesn't want to budge.

Morning, Tractor = 2008 L48 I'm looking for this bearing, which should cost about $5-6 instead of the Kubota price of $32+. Pretty easy to find if you know the size that Kubota will not give out.. Anybody replace this and has a size or number? Steering Column Bearing and the Kubota part...

I had the Axle on mine welded for $600, I am now babying it to finish a project and will be selling it also.

Did you ever get you L48 Axle? The same thing happened to mine and I just got it welded, sounds like it won't last?

Lots of interesting Mechanical info comments, Thanks, I'm an EE so not as up on stress testing a shaft, Axle in this case. I'm am quite mechanical on stuff like rebuilding engines etc. I even took to broken Axle out of my tractor waiting for a fix, probable welding it is my ONLY OPTION. Just...

I am going to reframe from any further comments as this is currently in discussion with some very high level people at Kubota right now. I will start a new post with all the details when some conclusions are made. I have nothing to do with the class action, as I mentioned, except I will sign up...

The thread is title a Broken Axle which happens of several models, I was simply sharing what I have been seeing going on the Topic of Broken Axle... It's not my suit, But i'm watching it. Several machine shops verified it as a design flaw, But you do not have to be a mechanical engineer to see it.

My tractor is 18 years old with this break, and it's a confirmed design flaw

This is actually a Design FLAW by Kubota, how they attached th hub actually weakened the Axle by like 75%. Class action in the works.