Farmall 230 rear axle seals

Posted by Tom McIver on April 14, 2007 at 14:43:39 from (24.174.161.92):

Noticed the right side rear axle outside oil seal was leaking on my 230. When I removed the seal cap, about 1/2 to 1 quart of gear case lube leaked out. I noticed on a parts blowup that there is also an inside oil seal located just outside the inside axle bearing. This makes me believe that gearcase lube should not even be reaching the outside seal to begin with and that I may need to replace the inside seal as well. Can anyone shed any light on this for me and maybe tell me specifically:
1. Is it a big deal (complicated, special tools etc.) to pull the axle carrier housing and replace the inside seal?
2. Does the outside bearing get lubed entirely from the grease fitting on the axle cap and not from gear case lube?
3. If I don't want to mess with the inside seal, would it hurt anything to just let it continue to leak into the axle carrier, and stop the flow at the new outside seal?

Thanks for any and all help.

Tom

Replies:

• Re: Farmall 230 rear axle seals Tom McIver 06:21:26 04/15/07 (0)
• Re: Farmall 230 rear axle seals Dave BN 20:59:33 04/14/07 (0)
• Re: Farmall 230 rear axle seals georgeky 17:11:36 04/14/07 (0)

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