Jimmie D. Phelps
Member
Well, I will get my 9230 out of the shop. It has been there since the 1st of Jan. went in for a tune up. While there they called and said one rear axle seal was leaking and suggested have it fixed. So I said OK. What they found should be unbelievable. But when you realize the 9230 is not a Case, it’s a XXX Steiger., you’ll see what happened is normal. They found the seal had an internal snap ring with no way to remove. When case called the factory they forwarded them to the rear end mfg. They said that seal was not put on and it could not be. My case dealer finally got a hold of a old mechanic who had a note in his file. It showed that to remove that seal you had to drill holes in the housing tap the holes and make a internal puller to get the seal and brg. out. And then had to make a new end to put it back together. And guess what you cannot buy an new seal and bearing(not at all). Great engineering. My dealer just put the wheels back on and said just let it leak and keep it from running out of oil. What happened to the KISS way of doing things?
