Ford 5000 rear axle oil?

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Ford 5000 rear axle oil?

Grubbie	Have a Ford 5000 and sometimes the PTO wont engage. I suspect the rear axle is low on oil. Looks like you fill it on top, under the seat. Also looks like a level plug on rear of axle, about half way up the center line of the axle, just left of center. Am I correct? Also, what kind of oil do I use? The book I have is not very good.
Sean in PA	You are correct about the fill hole and level plug locations for the rear axle. You should use a universal tractor/hydraulic fluid that the manufacturer states meets the Ford 134D specification. I'm not 100% sure about the 5000, but I believe that it should be the same as on the 4000 where the PTO isn't driven by anything in the rear axle, it's actually driven by the transmission or a separate clutch inside the transmission, depending on the exact model. What transmission do you have, and do you know if the pto is supposed to be live or independent? If you don't know, post the numbers stamped into the bell housing just aft of the starter and we can decipher the exact model specifications for you, and hopefully someone with knowledge of your exact setup will be able to give you some suggestions.
grubbie	Thanks for the reply, I added the oil and everything went fine. However, the intermittent problem with the pto is "intermittent". Only happens once in a great while so I won't know if that is fixed until I run it for a while. In answering your questions; the transmission is an 8 speed, has 4 gears in low and 4 gears in high range. The pto stays engaged whether the clutch is in or out, is that what you mean by independent pto?
Sean in PA	As I said, the rear axle hydraulic fluid shouldn't affect the PTO engagement. The PTO is driven from inside the transmission. Please post the numbers from the bell housing, just rear of the starter, so we can determine the exact model and type of PTO that you have.

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