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Definitely two marks on the dipstick. The lower one would seem to be at mid axle if checked without screwing it in. Doesn’t seem to leak when oil is at the lower level. I topped it up this morning so will be interested to see if it leaks again or if a few days of operation have settled the seals in.
Paul
Stops leaking when oil level hits the bottom mark on the dipstick. Fill it to the top mark and leaking starts again. Thanks for the free shipping offer, have a parts source in Canada that avoids all the border surprises that sometimes surprise you.
Paul
ordered another set of seals so will have to wait for them to arrive to have a go at things again. Thanks
Paul
I was thinking like you Piper, but Keno has me wondering. Is supposed to be a simple fix as stated earlier. Will have to get more seals and try it again. Maybe I’ll do the right side first as it is still in original state, and have a good look to see which way the seals are in. Although I did that this time and could swear they were one down, one up. Been wrong before.
Paul
When I took it apart the bottom seal (thick one) had the spring on the bottom. The top seal was turned the other way with the spring on top. That is the way I have been putting it back together. If you are right and both spring should face the top I wonder how the tractor went 1200 hours without a leak.
Paul
Might have to wait a bit longer before saying for sure if it is leaking, but I’m not very optimistic as the felt seal now has oil on it. Hopefully just from the past two leaks.
Paul
I’ve been using an inline heater and when really cold it is still not an easy start. Plus the inline heaters seem to crap out fairly regularly. Think I will give this a go as well.
Paul
Interesting. I have had the grinding issue as well but just replaced the starter with a new one last week (reduction type). I noticed the shaft the starter pinion moves on also moves about a quarter inch which could be the culprit. Seems to be quite sloppy in there so I am thinking a spacer or washer has come apart and is causing the play in the shaft. My original starter lasted 900 hours, replacement about 150 before the grinding started, so some day I will open it up to see if I can rescue it for a spare.
Paul
