John deere R

[Wiguy1]

I have a john deere R and it is getting engine oil in the transmission
oil. Any ideas or help on what could be causing this is appreciated!

 

[wore out]

This post was edited by wore out on 10/04/2023 at 09:56 pm.

 

[deeretails]

Had an 830 do that, turned out to be the power shaft drive which comes off the flywheel side of the engine. Not sure if an R and the 830 share this components.

 

[JIM MN]

John Deere R and 830 are the same... In the timing gear housing behind the
flywheel, the seal on the power shaft drive gear shaft is bad... Labor intense to fix.

 

[buickanddeere]

Just fill the transmission with engine oil . Drain a quart every once and a while and add back into to the engine .

 

[Wiguy1]

thank you! i did replace the rh crank seal but did not make any difference. It goes thru about 2-3 quarts of oil in 1.5 hours of run time so it is a substantial leak.

 

[Wiguy1]

any chance you have a manual with a pic of what this looks like? I think i found it on the r manual... way down on the bottom of side.