My Cub is all fixed. Taking it apart wasn’t that bad except for the two bolts on top of the housing. They wouldn’t come lose, I sprayed liquid wrench on them a couple of times through the day and let it soak over night. The next day I still couldn’t get them lose. I only have a 3/8 ratchet for metric so I put a box end wrench on the bolt with a 16” pipe on the end of it.
I was afraid I was going to snap the bolt head off so I stopped. Called my brother in-law, he suggested to hit the top of it a couple of times with a hammer. After about 4 or 5 hit’s it came lose. I took the seal to the local implement dealer who I’ve been talking with and left it with him. The next day he said he found one that he thinks would work. He was able to get it the following day. The only difference was the new one had like a small coil spring on the inside to keep tension on the outside of the seal. (I don’t know if I’m saying that right).
He said the only thing he worried about is if the spring would put too much pressure on the side of the seal and wear out. A day later I took home the seal and two O rings that I needed to replace.
Just finished putting it all together, took it for a ride and no leaks. I can’t believe how lucky I am. Thing’s don’t usually go that good with finding a replacement part that will work. (So far anyway).
FYI, the tractor junk dealer wanted $1,500 for the whole swivel housing assembly. I don’t know, there’s a lot of parts to that assembly but I didn’t want to pay that much money. The implement dealer told me at the most my 7195 was only worth $5,000 I thought that was a fair price for a 1997 compact tractor.
Sometimes it helps to talk things through with someone else. Thanks for your input.
