1650 Brake Shaft Seal

[1970-1655]

The left brake cover has had a small leak for a year or so. Yesterday I was clearing some of the ice we got. I got off to angle the blade and saw quite a bit of oil running off of the battery box back corner. When I shut the engine off it quit leaking. Level was normal and clean looking. I pulled plate around the shifter and it was dry under there so the oil is coming from the side. I have the tires set in and 18.4x34 so it will be fun getting to the brake area.

What do you use to put the seal in straight? I did that several years ago but old age is setting in. I have not found anything I might have used for that around here. Might have to move the tires out too. That will be fun.

 

[Mike(NEOhio)]

Gear oil or hydraulic fluid? Could be from your brake or transmission filter. Hydraulic leak running down from the flow divider or PS return line.

 

[rrlund]

I'm leaning the way you are Mike. A brake seal wouldn't spray oil out to the battery box.

 

[scootergmc]

I don't see how it would be getting onto the battery box from the brake cover. Something higher than the box seems most logical to me. Maybe a transmission filter, but hydraulic seems likely as well.

 

[J. Schwiebert]

Remember the left bull pinion is pressure lubricated and transmission could be spraying past a leaking seal or also aleaking soft plug.

 

[rrlund]

It would just run down the inside of the brake cover and leak out the bottom of the brake housing though wouldn't it?

 

[bhc41051]

I'm in the same boat. Both of my brake housing are an oily mess. I managed to get the seals out, I'm also wondering what to use to install the seal.

 

[rrlund]

I just use a big flat punch and work my way around it. The dealer mechanic showed me a Coke bottle that he cut to just fit over the shaft to keep the lip from rolling back when it's going over the splines,but I never had an issue with it.

 

[J.Wondergem]

Maybe a piece of plastic pipe.