Roadranger Warranty Repair Guideline RWRG0002

RWRG0002 - Auxiliary Countershaft Bearing Failure

Symptom(s) Warranty Coding

• Excessive fine metal suspended in the oil Part: 4302074 or 4301851 (Bearing)
• Constant whine or growl noise in all gears, subsides in Complaint: Noise
neutral
• Road speed related noise (mph) not rpm Failure: Spalled
• Noise changes from low to hi range
• Auxiliary jump out Warranty Disclaimer
• Excessive transmission sump-operating temperature If the failure is not the result of an accident, damage, negli-
gence, abuse or misuse, improper installation or maintenance
or any other conditions described in the Limits and Exclusions
Cause section of Warranty Manual TCWY0600, available on Road-
Auxiliary countershaft bearing failure can occur due to over- ranger.com, then Roadranger will treat the condition as cov-
loading, lack of lubrication* or improper prior repairs. ered under its warranty. However, this conclusion does not
necessarily mean that a defect in fact exists. In all cases, Road-
Repair Guideline ranger shall make the final determination and interpretation as
to the warrantability of the Product.
Once the complaint is confirmed and before removing the
transmission, pull the 8 bolt PTO cover and inspect for broken
pieces and gear teeth damage in the front section. If scoring or
gear teeth discoloration is noted through the PTO opening this
is an indication of a low-lube failure. If the front box inspection
through the PTO opening shows no signs of secondary dam-
age pull the auxiliary section to make repairs.

Note: Once apart, case bearing bore damage may be found re-
quiring front section removal and main case replacement.

Maximum bearing race to bore clearance allowable - 0.004".

Warranty Labor
• Auxiliary R&R per OEM SRT
• Two speed Auxiliary overhaul (bench) per OEM SRT
• SBH R&R (For FR models) per OEM SRT
• Multi-speed Auxiliary overhaul (bench) per OEM SRT
• Transmission R&R (only if needed) per OEM SRT

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