D 17 PS Leak

loveshisallis · Feb 9, 2021

Hello;

I noticed yesterday when plowing I have a good leak coming from under the power steering under the tractor. This is a 1963 D-17 Series III, 226 Gas.

I would think it is a leaking seal? Any help on this subject is appreciated.

0 degrees is hard on man, and hard on machines!

All the best

Bob Bancroft · Feb 9, 2021

That has the belt driven pump, correct? Could be that, or hoses. Best rule them out first, before getting into the unit.

loveshisallis · Feb 9, 2021

She has the belt driven pump , and from what I could inspect hoses appear to be good.

old · Feb 9, 2021

If you have an O'Reilly's part store go there and buy some Dye-Lite part number TP3090 and put some in the power steering fluid. That stuff is a leak detector so it will show you right where the leak really is

DrAllis · Feb 9, 2021

Plowing ?? snowplowing ?? Out in the severe cold, I might expect it to be vomiting up out of the breather/fill tube. Not really a problem. It may be sucking air because of the wintertime cold. Keep it full enough of oil the power steering works and the problem may go away when it warms up. You should be able to see this if you look behind the grille screen after the tractor has been running a while in the cold. If by chance it was overfilled with power steering oil, it may have just corrected itself.

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