Leak Fixed Itself?

[showcrop]

I noticed a pretty significant leak coming down the side of the bell housing of my 8240 in mid May. It dripped at the rate of about every five seconds. When I checked it later it had stopped. I mowed with it for about four hours today, no leak. When I saw it the only place that I could think of that it could come from would be the steering. Any idea what could leak there and stop by itself?

 

[Rick Sundblad]

you suppose it ran out of oil/grease!!!! steering box won't lock up right away I'd check it

 

[Keith Williams]

showcrop,
I do not know that model, but.... A WAG.
Did you happen to have just filled the fuel tank?
I had the locking ring come loose on a 7000 one time. Made a mess when you got a full tank. Had to have small hands to get that ring tightened back up without removing any sheet metal!
HTH
Keith

 

[showcrop]

(quoted from post at 20:03:33 06/09/12) you suppose it ran out of oil/grease!!!! steering box won't lock up right away I'd check it

It is hydrostatic, oil comes out of the common for everything sump.

 

[Brian in MA]

I had the same thing happen on my 4600. There was a good drip out of the cotter pin in the bell housing, then it just stopped. That was probably 4 years ago and it is working fine with fluid in all the appropriate areas. When you find a self-healing tractor, that's one you want to keep!

 

[showcrop]

(quoted from post at 04:31:55 06/11/12) I had the same thing happen on my 4600. There was a good drip out of the cotter pin in the bell housing, then it just stopped. That was probably 4 years ago and it is working fine with fluid in all the appropriate areas. When you find a self-healing tractor, that's one you want to keep!

Yeah, should be worth an extra 5K when I want to sell it, right? LOL