B7500 Front wheel seals

Opiekanopi · Apr 13, 2003

Anyone else had trouble with their B7500 front wheel seals leaking? One of mine started leaking last fall. I had it fixed (Thank goodness still under the 3 year pwr train warranty) and two weeks after I got it back the other side is now leaving puddles in my garage. It will also be covered but I'm worried about post warranty times now.
Thanks Rick

chrisjbell · Apr 14, 2003

Hmmm, nope, I haven't but...did you perchance reverse the wheels on the front to widen the tractor's stance? I've seen some people do that, but in the Workshop Manual it says not to do that.

Fortunately, I haven't had the same problem...maybe they did something wrong when they assembled the tractor in the first place?

wichiwichi · Apr 14, 2003

I had 1 side start to leak. Replaced it myself because I didn't want the hassle of dealing with warranty. I did notice the new seal was heavier duty, so now I am wondering if it was a defect that Kubota bacame aware of. My tractor had over 450 hours on it and I have done lots of loader work so I'm sure the seals get a workout.

Opiekanopi · Apr 14, 2003

Mine has only about 170 hours on it. But some of that is pretty rough. I plow and disk with it which really bangs the front end around. I'm going to go ahead and let the dealer fix the other side and hope for the best. Was it pretty easy to fix yourself?

Oh, and No I haven't reversed the wheels.
But that makes sense not to.
Thanks,
Rick