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I had the mod done to my 4300, the way I understand it the Thrustwasher is the shim on the Pinion gear (responsible for setting the Backlash between your ring and pinion). The real problem was that the original washers were not hardened enough, and were wearing away at a fast rate. I do not understand why John Deere does not notify the owners of the tractors that are affected by the recalls that do not affect safety. This problem is an example of something that could mess up your tractor later in it's life. According to John Deere Customer Service "Repair Kits" are sent to your original dealer to repair and non-safety issues, and in turn they contact you to set-up the repair. I know this could never happen, but what happens if your dealer doesn't care or puts you off...two years down the road it is your baby. Everyone should call Customer service about this problem, they don't think we need to know.

Recall on JD4300 TractorThurstwasher
John Deere Tractors
Replies 9 Post by LARRY HAAS

My JD4300 seems to make a growling sound when the tractor starts to move, mostly in reverse, but it has also made it going forward. The tractor has had the hardened pinion shim modification done, so it shouldn't be that. I had thought it was the brakes draging, but applying pressure to the brakes doesn't make a difference. I think it is the clutch, but with 40 hours the clutch should not be noisy. Has anyone else seen this problem with a JD4300 with a syncro-reverser transmission?

Clutch or Transmission noise in JD4300 W Sync Rev Trans
John Deere Tractors
Replies 3 Post by LARRY HAAS