Trevor4440
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I have a decent 2-105 that has started leaking trans oil out the around the left brake housing pretty bad, however it seems to be coming from above or the top of the actual housing. The oil that is leaking smells like gear lube however the hydro oil level goes down. So looking back on previous posts I saw discussions about leaking around the PTO seals. In an August 2017 post MinniMan had discussed disconnecting the PTO valve to check if that stopped the hydro to trans around the PTO leak.
1. If that is in fact the problem then would it be harmful to just loop connect the 2 lines for the PTO valve and leave it that way? I assume that oil isn't lubricating especially anything if the PTO isn't engaged so no long term damage?
2. If I wanted to do that would it be better to loop them or cap them so not a constant flow on the pump?
3. I see that it is mentioned that one of those lines is a 200 psi+ pressure line, could that be pressurizing the trans oil near the brake housings somewhat? Thinking that pressurized or even just the thinner hydro oil leaking around the PTO could be compounding what was previously a very minor couple drops on the floor external leak.
Don't have time to fix it before Spring and really don't want to spend the time and money on a PTO I never use unless necessary.
1. If that is in fact the problem then would it be harmful to just loop connect the 2 lines for the PTO valve and leave it that way? I assume that oil isn't lubricating especially anything if the PTO isn't engaged so no long term damage?
2. If I wanted to do that would it be better to loop them or cap them so not a constant flow on the pump?
3. I see that it is mentioned that one of those lines is a 200 psi+ pressure line, could that be pressurizing the trans oil near the brake housings somewhat? Thinking that pressurized or even just the thinner hydro oil leaking around the PTO could be compounding what was previously a very minor couple drops on the floor external leak.
Don't have time to fix it before Spring and really don't want to spend the time and money on a PTO I never use unless necessary.