Arrggghhh... I'm so frustrated... Last week when I pulled my old water pump to order a replacement, I noticed that the front of the engine was a dirty oily mess, and that it was likely originating from the main crank seal at the front.
Studied the service and parts manual, called Dale at ebackhoe and ordered a seal, only $15, and proceed to start taking apart the hydraulic pump and the front pulley... Had to make 2 trips to the store to get all that done...
Finally get the front pulley loose and it needs another 1/2" of clearance to come out. Only way to get that clearance is to split the front off the tractor... I'm hate turning back after coming this far, but I just don't see how I can safely split this thing out in the woods... I suppose it's not leaking that bad... And I really need to get land cleared to get my shop up this summer...
Seriously Case? What were you thinking?
Studied the service and parts manual, called Dale at ebackhoe and ordered a seal, only $15, and proceed to start taking apart the hydraulic pump and the front pulley... Had to make 2 trips to the store to get all that done...
Finally get the front pulley loose and it needs another 1/2" of clearance to come out. Only way to get that clearance is to split the front off the tractor... I'm hate turning back after coming this far, but I just don't see how I can safely split this thing out in the woods... I suppose it's not leaking that bad... And I really need to get land cleared to get my shop up this summer...
Seriously Case? What were you thinking?
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