bluedog333
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Axle pressure, that is. Bit of a bizarre one this and I might be barking up the wrong tree, but, has anyone ever experienced a slowing-down sensation caused by [possibly] pressure build-up in the front axle.
It started a couple of months back and seemed to coincide with a change of starter motor (only a coincidence me thinks), but I’d experience a sort of hesitation when lifting off the throttle, especially noticeable when going through 1-2-3 gears, almost like an engine braking feel. It seemed to cure itself when I did a hub overhaul and I was dead-chuffed with the return to normality. Then, a couple of weeks later, the symptoms started to return. I took the diff fill plug out and as I did it exhaled quite a lot of gas, so I cleaned the banjo and blew through the pipe. Back to normal, or so I thought, it now reappears every few weeks, even though the breather and bolt are clear.
I might be going nutty, but I definitely think that something’s not right.
Anyone ever heard similar, or got any ideas? Ta muchly.
It started a couple of months back and seemed to coincide with a change of starter motor (only a coincidence me thinks), but I’d experience a sort of hesitation when lifting off the throttle, especially noticeable when going through 1-2-3 gears, almost like an engine braking feel. It seemed to cure itself when I did a hub overhaul and I was dead-chuffed with the return to normality. Then, a couple of weeks later, the symptoms started to return. I took the diff fill plug out and as I did it exhaled quite a lot of gas, so I cleaned the banjo and blew through the pipe. Back to normal, or so I thought, it now reappears every few weeks, even though the breather and bolt are clear.
I might be going nutty, but I definitely think that something’s not right.
Anyone ever heard similar, or got any ideas? Ta muchly.
Funnily enough, one of our tractors, a Massey 372 FWD has the same problem 
