Hi folks,
I am new to this forum and let me be very clear from the start - I am in no way experienced with mechanical endeavors and I'm learning as I go along. So please be patient and I appreciate any one who is willing to help!
We have a Kubota L4150DT and the right front axle has been causing us problems. First, the cap on the bottom of the axle case came off when the staking nut came loose and the 12T bevel gear dropped down. The axle has been worked on in the past so it is safe to assume that the nut had not been properly staked when put back together, although I can't be sure of this. I ordered a new collar, shim, nut and cap and put it all back together according to the workshop manual and filled the case with gear oil. Soon after, the front axle case nut came loose and came off with the cap on the end of the axle. Another nut ordered, put on, torqued, staked and a new cap put on. Another 2.9QT (or slightly less) of gear oil. Now, there is a small leak coming from the oil seal cover / mud guard plate. This is what I don't get.
According to the workshop manual for this tractor, there is an oil seal cover with a mud guard plate bolted to the front of it. If you look at the photos I've posted, you can see that there seems to be a single piece oil seal cover/mud guard plate as opposed to a plate bolted on top of the the oil seal cover. And at the bottom of this, on both front axles, there is a small hole. It is from this hole that the oil is leaking.
Does any one have an idea of what this hole is and why our tractor seems to deviate from that shown in the diagram in the workshop manual (parts 14 and 15 in the attached diagram)? I'm hoping there is something really obvious that I am overlooking here, and if so, please do point it out to me.
Thank you for your time.
I am new to this forum and let me be very clear from the start - I am in no way experienced with mechanical endeavors and I'm learning as I go along. So please be patient and I appreciate any one who is willing to help!
We have a Kubota L4150DT and the right front axle has been causing us problems. First, the cap on the bottom of the axle case came off when the staking nut came loose and the 12T bevel gear dropped down. The axle has been worked on in the past so it is safe to assume that the nut had not been properly staked when put back together, although I can't be sure of this. I ordered a new collar, shim, nut and cap and put it all back together according to the workshop manual and filled the case with gear oil. Soon after, the front axle case nut came loose and came off with the cap on the end of the axle. Another nut ordered, put on, torqued, staked and a new cap put on. Another 2.9QT (or slightly less) of gear oil. Now, there is a small leak coming from the oil seal cover / mud guard plate. This is what I don't get.
According to the workshop manual for this tractor, there is an oil seal cover with a mud guard plate bolted to the front of it. If you look at the photos I've posted, you can see that there seems to be a single piece oil seal cover/mud guard plate as opposed to a plate bolted on top of the the oil seal cover. And at the bottom of this, on both front axles, there is a small hole. It is from this hole that the oil is leaking.
Does any one have an idea of what this hole is and why our tractor seems to deviate from that shown in the diagram in the workshop manual (parts 14 and 15 in the attached diagram)? I'm hoping there is something really obvious that I am overlooking here, and if so, please do point it out to me.
Thank you for your time.
