4110 rear axle--gasket present?

[deere_x475guy]

Thanks Kenny, after I thought about it I figured it was just a couple of isolated cases. Just got a little concerned after going through 5 repairs on the toplink on the 2210.

 

[al3]

…..and it’s an easy fix too. Took about 2 hrs today; could have taken 30 minutes off that but was gawkin’ at the gears/bearing. It did take a bit of finessing to get the two halves separated; seemed like the locating pins were just a tad off perfect alignment. Didn’t seem like the OEM sealant had a lot of grip to the alum cases. Stuff came off the cases very easily, but stuck tenaciously to the steel locating pins.. I attached a shot of the assembly with the cover plate removed.
One thing I noticed when beginning disassembly was pressure on the case caused by the draft arm pivot pin. (see picture, lower hole used to anchor the pin) I had adjusted the turnbuckles (tightened) to prevent the arms from rubbing on the tires. I was using my box blade as ballast for FEL work for 3 months till my ballast box came in; was continuously backing up on a slide slope and BB would sway. Maybe had turnbuckle too tight, causing the case to flex every so slightly when I had the 3 point at full lift ??????
Thanks for all the suggestions. Hopefully no more of those 4 drip spots each morning.

Oh yea, one other observation. I used a floor jack/block of wood on the rear axle housing as a lift point. Both rear tires came off the ground about ½ inch. Couldn't locate the jack in a position for this not to happen. I put a jack stand under the side I was working on, then removed the wheel. Once the left wheel was removed the tractor rotated to the right putting the right wheel firmly on the ground. It only moved ½ inch, but guess I was caught a bit off guard. First time jacking a CUT---thought I’d pass on a lesson learned, even if it is obvious.

 

[millsnhills]

Well, mine also has a slooooooow leak. Just curious was you rear tire loaded. I can just imagine how heavy mine will be and scared to death about getting it off and not being able to get it back on.

Thanks and great picture.

 

[kennyd]

Mills,
Don't worry about lifting that loaded tire onto the axle, you just adjust the height of the tractor to the wheel then wiggle it on there! Work smart not hard /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[al3]

Been holding off on loading the tires 'till I can be sure of the appropriate ratio of ethanol to water----don't want the mixture to freeze/slush in my tires at -40. I've mixed up a few test batches at 55%,60%, and 65% & put them on the shelf in the garage awaiting cold weather. (my freezer only goes to zero).
Good news is your slow leak is an easy fix. It'd be even easier if you can do it in conjunction with your next scheculed hyd fluid change. Good luck