3000 PS Upper seal

I got a chance to replace my leak'n upper seal on the 3000 today,,, drove the new seal sleeve on,,, pix of sleeve, sleeve installation tool and my ho-made driver to seat it...





got enuff of it back together to leak check and then proceded to get all the tin back on... I have seen this shim job on the power steering line been their since i brought it a few years ago...




So what the ell lets see whats behind it,,,



Its a leaker,,, all I can say is it never leaked while i have owned it,,, so lets fix it,,, cut and double flair while line is on tractor





And like magic its fixed..

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Sorry no paint,,, I don't have the ambition sounder has...

Nice work Hobo. You make it look too easy.
What brand of flaring tool is that? Any good? Cost?
I'd like to replace the rubber lines to my steering cylinders and have been watching ebay for a good double flaring tool. Kenny has a pos one from Harbor Fright but you bend the handle on the clamp just to use it.

How long did it take to replace that seal? I need to
do mine. Was it a tough job? Rick

(quoted from post at 23:46:52 03/20/11) How long did it take to replace that seal? I need to
do mine. Was it a tough job? Rick

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Before I tackled it I would work at removing the steering wheel,,, Mine needed replacement any ways so I broke up the plastic and used a Ho-made puller to get it off...




Disconnect battery and swing out . Remove hood, air filter, mount the voltage regulator is on ,,,just the plate leave reg attached and wires,,, This makes it EZ'er to remove the cowl "WINK",,, tack cable at gen are were ever the drive end is,,, instrument cluster (tack-gauges) mark and note were wires/lights go, disconnect tach cable,, throttle (take a pix of the lower actuator assy),,, couple of bolts at the rear cowl support to steering gear,,, take the 15/16 nut off for ignition switch, head lite switch (has a Allen screw that retains the pull knob , push'em thru leave wires connected,,, choke cable at carb, and what ever bolts hold the cowl at the front.

Blow/clean off rats nest on top of fuel tank

All clear blow the the steering gear clean,,, pry upper bushing out of tube around steering shaft from the top (just under were the steering wheel sets) This may B optional more work than needed),,,remove the 3 bolts that retain the upper housing (pan under tractor to catch P/S fluid),,, Hold the section under it and lift off,,, Sand the ware mark free of rust that the old seal left on the shaft,,, Figger out how you are going the use the tool in the seal set to drive on the speedy sleeve,,, tap the sleeve into place,,, I had already figgered out were i wanted the sleeve to live the rest of its life but when all said and done the sleeve bottomed out just were i wanted it... ( I did add a drop of lock-tite to the I.D. of the sleeve :twisted: )... I pried the old seal out of the housing with a crowfoot bar and drove the new seal home (spring side up look'n at ya) till it bottomed out... Reverse assy...

Dunno time,,, I took it apart 1 to 1 1/2 hr. Ordered the parts took a few days,,, did the speedy sleeve seal 15 min. let it set till Friday afternoon,,, worked about 1 hr till my legs gave up on me,,, late Saturday went back at it maybe a hour to put it back together,,, I find a extra 1/4" bolt so go look'n and find I did not tighten the muffler clamp that holds the air pipe to the filter on so the hood comes back off,,, find were the bolts goes,,, I did split it a year ago so I did not have the normal stuck bolts deal you normal will run into...

First one I would say 4hr give are take.,,, next one a EZ 2 1/2 to 3hr.,,, The power steering line made more work out of it,,, the insulator for the power steering line on the left were one hood bolt goes is stripped out,,, was gonna put a heli coil in it but out of inserts so will have to R&R the hood again some day to take care of that...

Work on the wheel and the bolts that bolt the hood on,,, once you got that whooped its just wranching on a tractor...

Seal kit for my 69 3000 was SRK632AA (TISCO)

dunno why the seal failed,,, all looked good even the original seal...
Look the positive battery cable over good for cuts were it goes under the cowl.

http://ytforums.ytmag.com/viewtopic...ostorder=asc&highlight=cable&start=15

And install a foot feed



http://ytforums.ytmag.com/viewtopic.php?t=591546&highlight=foot+feed

Pretty easy job. Worst part is you have to remove the cowl to get at it. Takes a little time. Getting the steering wheel off can be tough sometimes.
Looks like Hobo decieded to install the speedy sleeve - usually done because the shaft surface where the seal rides is worn or damaged.
I've never had to do that. Just installed a new seal and was good to go.

If you ever have the need to install the sleeve it goes on nice,,, it comes with the driver tho the driver needs a helper... so off to my implement pin junk drawer






find sum'n another that fits over the shaft and has some weight to it



Measure before and after I am happy


[img]https://i102.photobucket.com/a...al and the shaft... The old seal looked great

Shucks Hobo, I think you're doing it the hard way.
Center hood off, remove 5 bolts that hold the cowl in front, 4 bolts hold it at steering column. Remove steering wheel, Throttle handle, choke cable at carb, Tach cable at the generator end. Leave the guage cluster and electrics intact! Just unplug the front half of the harness from the back half. Leave the air cleaner in place, leave the firewall tin alone. Just grab both sides of the cowl in front with your hands and spread out a little and lift. Viola! Off she comes.

Edit: unplug tranny neutral lockout wires too

Maybe I am not the man you are dawg,,, I first tried to spread it but 2 grown men were having to battle it,,, removed the regulator mounting plate and the cowl fell off...

No way I was gonna cut that factor tape wrap'n that connector,,, it may devalue it to much :lol: Next time maybe thanks for the tip...

I wanted to replace all the brubs anyways,,, was gonna take a look inside the tack but left it for another day...

That is very educational for a rookie such as myself. Can you start giving us more educational posts with pictures on other various repairs?

Common cause is old seal and a ps filter plugging/failing due
to age.