Brazilian made 2009 Massey 583

[okiesharecropper]

I have a Brazilian made 2009 Massey 583 cab tractor that I have a couple of nagging issues with. The first issue is the lack of power steering at slow speeds. It’s seems to be worse when it gets warmed up. The other is the rear PTO shaft seal. It leaks just enough to aggravate the crap out of a man. I bought a new seal at my local AGCO dealer but after attempting to replace it I stopped. I’m not sure how the internals of this tractor works. We work and repair most of our issues on the other John Deere tractors my brother has but this little Massey is a little different. Any advice on these subjects would be much appreciated. I’m located in southern Oklahoma.

 

[TractorTech]

Could you take a picture of your PTO or what your concern is regarding replacing the seal? The parts book is pretty vague.