longshot47
Bronze Member
- Joined
- Sep 1, 2009
- Messages
- 77
7610 leak
Greetings all.
Recently hunted down a primo 2005 7610 HST, 250 hrs, 352 loader, R4's w/chains and a power angle plow. Ran it around awhile the other day and after parking it overnight I noticed what appear to be drops of hydraulic fluid beneath the front hyd. fluid drain plug. Tightened plug securely, ran it again.....and still the leak. Closer inspection suggests the leak to be above the drain plug. Called local kubota guy who says it's probly a rubber type pressure plug in the trans. case which commonly dries out and leaks. Really? 4 years old??
Back under the tractor, I see the plug, above the shafts -which in fact appears to be leaking [sure hope it's not the dreaded 'grass-around-the-shaft' issue].
Kubota guy says a more serious replacement plug is available; replacement is kinda tricky [very confined], and I have to get the machine onto the shop!
Due diligence lead me to the Tractorsmart parts manual download, but I could'nt identify the piece at issue.
What say the board?
Anyone encountered this problem?
Anyone solve it?
How?
I'm thinking a nut-driven expansion plug [but it's going to take mechanical voodoo to get in there and get the inert little thing out.]
Any and all help appreciated.
Greetings all.
Recently hunted down a primo 2005 7610 HST, 250 hrs, 352 loader, R4's w/chains and a power angle plow. Ran it around awhile the other day and after parking it overnight I noticed what appear to be drops of hydraulic fluid beneath the front hyd. fluid drain plug. Tightened plug securely, ran it again.....and still the leak. Closer inspection suggests the leak to be above the drain plug. Called local kubota guy who says it's probly a rubber type pressure plug in the trans. case which commonly dries out and leaks. Really? 4 years old??
Back under the tractor, I see the plug, above the shafts -which in fact appears to be leaking [sure hope it's not the dreaded 'grass-around-the-shaft' issue].
Kubota guy says a more serious replacement plug is available; replacement is kinda tricky [very confined], and I have to get the machine onto the shop!
Due diligence lead me to the Tractorsmart parts manual download, but I could'nt identify the piece at issue.
What say the board?
Anyone encountered this problem?
Anyone solve it?
How?
I'm thinking a nut-driven expansion plug [but it's going to take mechanical voodoo to get in there and get the inert little thing out.]
Any and all help appreciated.
Last edited:
