Well I finally got around to putting the new rear mid pto seal in last night. It was very easy. The old one looked fine. Tractor leaves spots everywhere I park it. I ran it till the fluid got warm last night and then parked it in a dry spot in my barn. When I checked it this morning, to my dismay, there was another little puddle right under the mid pto shaft
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Im not sure if I didnt clean it properly from the fluid spewing from the change, or what, but it really upset me. Im going to get some cans of brake clean and really make it spotless underthere, and then run it for a bit and see what we got. I really hope it fixed it but it doesnt look good. Now that mean it has to go to the dealer and they will probably have it for another month
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Cant kubota give me a lawn mower or something while mine is in the shop? It only has 160 hours on it. My lawn grows like wildfire. Im going to have to buy goats.
You know, if you decide to send it to the dealer, ask them if they have a used mower of some sort you can use to mow until yours is returned. Since it did not take you long, it likely would not take them long either. Either way, they should be more than willing to either be fast, or loan.
I had a similar thing with my front hubs. I did a repair in the area that rotates during steering, but still got leaks. I was bummed. I thought I did a great job, but I didn't like the sealant I used for the hubs. It was a brown and smelly permatex sealant, but the book called for Tri-bond 1234, and there is no such thing made, as best I could tell.
I took wipes and cleaned very well where I hoped the leaks were coming from, the sealant area, not the seals. Then as a final check, I took a shop paper towel, and made sure I could not pick up oil.
Next, I drove it all around to get the front axle oil hot, and then I checked the area again with a clean paper towel. I did not wipe, I only pressed the towel firmly against different areas, and examined the towel for wetness. Much to my relief, it was leaking exactly where I thought. New and better sealant was needed on the hubs, I did not have to replace the seals over again.
Try that method perhaps. I worked for me.
As a final check, I checked the transmission section of my tractor manual, which is similar to yours, to see if there is anything that would be easy to miss. I saw nothing obvious. It did not explicitly mention the PTO shaft seal replacement, but for the axle seal replacement, it said put a little grease on the rubber seal lip, but do not put anything on the outer circumference, keep it clean, and the tractor mating surface clean.
I wish you the best of luck. It very well could be residual oil, and that is frequently the case. I would not be in a big hurry to mess with it, since sometimes, but I admit, rarely, a new seal will have a slight imperfection that will quickly wear away, leaving a good seal.
