Leaking PTO seal

[Dave Wave]

The rear pto seal on my Jubilee has a leak..not huge, but making a mess. I have to change the fluid, so I was thinking of changing that seal while I was at it.

Can anyone offer some insight into how hard this is?

Do I just remove the four bolts, pull the assembly out, and change the seal?

Having never changed a seal before, do I just bang it out with a drift, and press the new one in with a socket?

In addition to changing the bearing (as long as I am in there), are there any of the other parts that should be replaced at this time?

Thanks!

-Dave

 

[safetyfast]

Have you checked the bolts? Mine was leaking like a sieve and I noticed the bolts were loose. Tightened them back up and fixed the leak.

 

[Dave Wave]

I'll take a look, but I am pretty sure I saw it dripping by the seal/shaft.

Thanks,


-Dave

 

[souNdguy]

easy job.

drain diffy and hyds.

remove the 4 bolts.. snatch the shaft out. keep inmind it passes thru a seal between hyds and diffy.. so be a lil easy with it when removing and reinserting as you don't want to damage the seal.

get a small screwdriver or oring pic, remove the c-clips that lock the beairng carrier to the pto shaft and bearing assy. ( exploded diagram will make sense to you ), tap the pto shaft stub end down on a block of wood, the bearing carrier will fall off the pto shaft and bearing assembly. the carrier will have the seal in it. I used a 1 5/8 socket to press the seal out.. clean the carrier up.. especially the threaded cap area and gasket area.. install the new seal with grease on the lip and edge.. install with lip towards oil.. sest evenly with hand pressure then use seal driver or socket and tap in. check bearing.. most of the time they aren't losse.. and if they aen't loose.. i don't change em.. check to make sur ehte wear ring is seated and not grooved.

set pto shaft long end down onthe piece of wood and set the bearing carrier / seal on top of it,, press and tap til it seals.. reinstall clips, pto gasket and shaft.

refill oil sumps

30 minutes if ya work slow..


soundguy

 

[Dave Wave]

Wow...thanks for the clear write-up..I appreciate it!

-Dave

 

[Dave Wave]

If the bearing is bad, according to the shop manual, the sleeve needs to be split (it calls for a cold chisel)...any tricks to getting the sleve off?

I assume this is the part (sleeve)that should be checked to see if it is groved?

What is the best way to check if the bearing is still good?

Thanks again,

-Dave

 

[souNdguy]

before you remove the shaft.. pull on the stub to check for in / out movement.. can be bearing.. slipped ring or bad circlip. side to side or up / down movement is nearly always bearing.

most of the bearings I see are decent.. ( some aren't ).

I'd use a die grinder to near split the sleeve then use the chissle to finish..

soundguy

 

[Dave Wave]

Sounds like a plan.

Thanks for the clear instructions.

-Dave