Skid-Steer Drive Chain Case Maintenance / Repair

Repairing a destroyed chaincase sprocket tensioner on a 1976 Ford CL20 skid loader. No surprise, both cases were full of muck. This comprehensive video covers start to finish repairing, and maintenance on both chain cases. This is a small gas skidsteer but the same applies to other machines. Thanks for watching!


0:00 Remove right side wheels
0:44 Remove right side chain case cover
1:06 Remove slop
1:31 Remove tensioner and idler
2:16 Remove tensioner sprocket
2:40 Remove sprocket
2:48 Describe repairs to be made
3:34 Welding the damaged tensioner bracket
5:03 Re-installing tensioner
8:18 More slop removal
9:55 Chain properly adjusted
9:59 Waste oil removed
11:00 Adding fresh miscellaneous oils
11:57 Looking at fresh oil in chain case
12:07 Tightening jam nut on tensioner
12:24 Applying permatex gasket for chain case cover
12:40 Re-install chaincase cover
13:50 Re-install wheels
14:45 Begin on left side
15:00 Remove left side wheels
15:18 Remove left side chain case
15:30 Left side chain case is gross too
16:15 Remove left side tensioner
16:50 Describe repair of left side tensioner
17:00 Repair left side tensioner/ idler
18:50 Re-install tensioner
20:05 Adjusting chain tension
20:20 Thin out slop
20:30 Mix around slop
20:40 Add fresh oil and check rotation
22:27 TESTING ALL THE REPAIRS BY MAKING TURNS ON ASPHALT