Mlt627 transmission

[-chris-]

Is it common for these transmissions to get really hot after a little road work? The plate near the gearstick gets pretty hot and it's like sitting next to a radiator!

Is there a filter etc that might need replacing? @acengineeing

 

[Yale]

@ACEngineering

 

[JLLM]

Is it common for these transmissions to get really hot after a little road work? The plate near the gearstick gets pretty hot and it's like sitting next to a radiator!

Is there a filter etc that might need replacing? @acengineeing

Ours is the same.

 

[ACEngineering]

Is it common for these transmissions to get really hot after a little road work? The plate near the gearstick gets pretty hot and it's like sitting next to a radiator!

Is there a filter etc that might need replacing? @acengineeing

depends what you call hot! 65-70 deg c would be normal operating temp I expect. all you can do is clean the radiator out well which on this machine is prone to blocking.

fan blows all the hot air off engine up the chassis to transmission anyway and there's not really anywhere for that air to go. you could try removing the cover under boom that sits over the transmission so the heat has somewhere to go.

 

[rc mx110]

Ours is the same.

And mine

 

[mo!]

Yep. Air con is essential.

 

[ACEngineering]

Is it common for these transmissions to get really hot after a little road work? The plate near the gearstick gets pretty hot and it's like sitting next to a radiator!

Is there a filter etc that might need replacing? @acengineeing

Also just check the handbrake levers on the front axle. Common for the levers to seize up were they go in to the axle casing, just make sure they return to there stops or if its adjusted right the cable will hold the levers off the stops by approx. 1mm on each.

 

[-chris-]

I can hold my hand on it for a while so I guess 70 degrees would be about right. Glad the aircon is working.

 

[essexpete]

I guess the layout is similar to our old fashioned NH. That gets very hot down on the right side of cab. Could be hydraulic heat as well?

 

[Right-arm fast]

depends what you call hot! 65-70 deg c would be normal operating temp I expect. all you can do is clean the radiator out well which on this machine is prone to blocking.

fan blows all the hot air off engine up the chassis to transmission anyway and there's not really anywhere for that air to go. you could try removing the cover under boom that sits over the transmission so the heat has somewhere to go.

We left that plate off to create some air flow, it does help definitely.

 

[ACEngineering]

I guess the layout is similar to our old fashioned NH. That gets very hot down on the right side of cab. Could be hydraulic heat as well?

Most of the hydraulic bits on the MLT 627 are on top of the hyd tank unlike the old LM's tucked under the side of cab.

 

[ACEngineering]

We left that plate off to create some air flow, it does help definitely.

I think on later machines they added lots of insulation material to the underside of all them panels over trans and sides of cab to attempt to keep heat out of cab more. Not sure it made a great deal of difference?