A fully charged flooded cell lead acid battery should read 12.7 (12.64) and a 100% discharged should read 12.07. In both cases this is with no load. The voltage of a fully charged battery should only be read a few hours after the charge is complete, or has been "rested". Same for a load test...
It looks as though the sleeve is still in place in your photo. The picture illustrates to me just how much that sleeve looks like it is part of the housing. It did just slide off once I got it moving by tapping a cold chisel around between the top and the housing to get it started. It has been...
Doh...
I took the original seal and replacement to the Kubota dealer this morning. The parts guy went back to the shop with the old one and a tech came out and asked me where the sleeve was. What sleeve? Well the original seals rode on a soft iron sleeve that fit over the end of the bevel...
I am taking the old seal and new one to the local dealer tomorrow. I find it hard to believe Kubota would make this kind of mistake...replacing an old part (and dropping it from the catalog) with a new one that doesnt fit. Its not like Kubota claims they did any running revisions to the bevel...
Today I finally got around to replacing the seal between the bevel gear case and axle case on my 1985 L2850 that has been leaking a lot lately.
Everything went smoothly until I tried to reinstall the axle case onto the bevel gear case. Then I found out that the machined surface of the bevel...