PTO leaking

[JEich]

Wondering if any one has had a problem with the PTO leaking oil under the outer housing when its been run for a while. Was going to take it apart, but i didnt know if it was going to dump all the oil. *8n123871* I love this little tractor, picked it up earlier this spring.

 

[wickedsix]

You probably just need a new seal and gasket. Might check the sleeve when you pull it out too. I just got done with mine. Backed the tractor up on ramps, gave it some time for the fluid to move towards the front of the tractor, then just unbolted it. Shouldn't lose very much fluid at all.

 

[Bruce (VA)]

First, make sure it's the PTO seal that's leaking and not around the axel trumpets. Clean it off & look for the leak.

If it's the PTO seal, drain the fluid. (see tips 3 & 4 below) Then loosen the four bolts & pull the PTO shaft out. Put it in a vice. The seal has a spring clamp around it. Take your needle nose pliers & remove the one in the front. Then, hang the shaft & bearing housing in your vice & tap the butt end of the shaft; the bearing cap will come off (and the shaft will land on your foot). Then, remove the other spring clip from the other side of the bearing. At this point, remember that you never bought a seal driver & go get a BF socket & drive the seal out. If you have the new style seal, the white side goes out. Put some grease on it.

50 Tips

 

[Tom N MS]

Hope you don't come out like I did. I dropped the nose of mine over a terrace row so the oil could run forward, so I could pull the PTO shaft(makes changing the safety valve much easier)...Soon as I finished and tried to move it, I had no clutch, could not shift.Oil was pouring out the cotterkeyed drain-actually drained 2-3 days.BAD INPUT SHAFT SEAL..had to split it for new clutch, pressure plate, throw out bearing and input shaft seal..