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G-MAN
10-15-2002 07:38:18
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Re: Axle seals in reply to Ira Biggs Jr, 10-14-2002 20:34:54
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Ira, the outer axle seal is a felt ring held in place by the retainer. They just seal grease in and dust out. If the seals appear to be leaking oil, you likely have other problems, like the inner oil seals outside of the bull gears leaking. This requires bull gear and axle removal. If it's just grease coming out, you will need to remove the wheels and hubs, and then the seal retainers. Be careful while removing them, as they are probably no longer available new. Then it's just a matter of removing and replacing the felt seal, and reinstalling the retainer. However, you might want to consider doing the inner seals also, since you will have the rear-end pretty far apart at that point, as far as having the hubs and wheels off. After that, it's pretty simple to remove the back cover, remove the cotter pins and the axle nuts. Then remove the axles and bull gears and you can access the inner seals. This also works about the best for removing the outer retainers, as the outer bearing will push out the retainers without damaging them. I would highly recommend getting an I&T manual for your tractor, as they are relatively cheap, have good info, and will save a lot of headaches while doing these types of repairs.
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