Just had a major explosion inside the Cat 16 speed that was possibly caused by failed thrust washers. The updates were done at 1800 hrs and now the transmission has a major failure at 4400 hrs. Oil changes and filters have been done and since I have owned the tractor the filters have been cut regularly and show nothing caught in the filters. Is this normal for these transmissions? I thought these were supposed to be almost bullet proof. When it blew up it was on the road at full speed. Is there a connection there to high speed and what appears to be thrust washer failure again??? Is there any expectation of some kind of help from Mother Agco since this is a failure of an issue that was a warranty update. This is very disappointing that the component that I trusted the most of the whole tractor has had a catastrophic $$$$$$ failure. Any input on this would be greatly appreciated.
