Awwww hell, really? Help!

Put a jack-stand or blocks under the axle and then power wash off all of the oil and dirt until everything is nice and clean. The start engine, put the trans-axle in neutral and push the travel lever into Forward while keeping an eye on the drive motor.

If you have a leak at the cap on the motor, then that's an all-time first for me. First thing you need to do is to figure out WHERE the oil is truly coming from so that this isn't a guessing game.

Serves you right for putting a steering knob on your wheel. :sidelaugh:

Could your leak be the L.H. axle seal ?

Check the oil level in the reservoir. If the pump is not constantly being fed the tractor will "jump". Clean the dirt off and it will be easier to find the leak. Good luck. I know I have had every nut, bolt, and washer off of my tractor since I have owned it.

Its hard to tell exactly what you have going on there, just that the inside of your tire got wet somehow.

Be careful with this one... If there is a leak there right at the bottom of that motor, you could be producing a "penetrating stream" of oil.... Oil that could have enough pressure to break your skin and kill ya.

If you did have oil come out of the axle shaft, then you may have a minor leak in the inner motor seal. This would cause hydraulic system oil to fill up your rear axle. That COULD have caused what you have there, but usually, your going to catch it later than you have, with the rear axle completely overflowing the top out that little vent.

Clean it off, stand your distance, use cardboard sheets to "poke around" if you can't see much. It might only do it under load too. You might need to put the wheel back on and tie it to a tree, then engage motion.

Maine is a great place, I went to go get down and dirty with the Case and was immediately rained out.

Working nights really cuts into my daylight work time!

The first question is "Why did this happen?".

Get out your socket set and check the bolts for tightness.


I have this feeling that they backed off from vibration and oil is getting past the O-ring and has likely ruptured it. Take the old O-ring AND the end cap to any decent hydraulics repair shop and they will sell you a new one.

You are a wealth of knowledge! :thumbsup:

oefveteran said:

You are a wealth of knowledge! :thumbsup:

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It's all in the pigtails. :trink:

Live long enough and you will see it all.

Check your cover bolts mine were loose. I didn't have any luck finding the seal for the cover plate at any hyd. shop I checked at.
I think Brian has the correct rebuilding kit for that motor I think it runs around $138.00. I finally gave up and bought a used motor on E-bay was cheaper doing it that way.

Mark

So I ordered the seal kit from Brian, it ought to be here Monday. Hopefully the weather clears enough for my to sevice the girl!