CT 225 front wheel bearing

[tman1020]

Had a oil seal leak on one of the front wheels. When I went to change the seal I found this inside

 

[tman1020]

When I drain the oil in the front axle I noticed a ton of metal shavings. Had to change the lower bearing also because all of the bearing pieces fell to the bottom and damaged the lower bearing. This is at about 700 hours. I use my loader to its full potential and run in four-wheel-drive almost all the time. I pulled The other site apart also just to check things out and it all seems fine. No complaints from me just thought I would post as a reminder to keep your front axle fluid changed and if you see an excessive amount of metal shaving in the oil might want to pull the housings off and do an inspection. Still love my tractor.

 

[BillyB196]

I've had several issues with these bearing on my CT122, recently ordered more.

 

[tman1020]

Oh bummer. That’s not any fun. i’m replacing my damagedbearings with some hopefully better quality ones.

 

[sd455dan]

The kicker is it always seems to be the bearing cage that fails, allowing release of the ball bearings which are the hardest material used in axles This can allow for some real damage if they find their way into any gear teeth.

 

[BobLou]

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[BobLou]

Today I noticed my front seals are leaking, both side.
How do I replace them.
I do not have a service manual.
Do I need one for this?
I know I must remove the wheels but then how much work is it?
How much time should it take?
Am I talking a day or a week.
Do I need a puller?

Any advice please

 

[winston1]

Are you asking about the axle seal or knuckle seal?

 

[BobLou]

I'm not even sure what seal is leaking I know it's both side front axles that are leaking

I'm afraid to take it appart only to find that the seals are back ordered for the next 6 months. Lol

So I wanted to at least get the seals before opening the axle.
Now you are saying there are more than one. Lol I will probably order both seals x 2
For the bearing do I need to buy from BobCat or would they make an aftermarket? If I do need bearings.

And I dont know how much time should this job take, assuming I have all the parts. How long should it take to remove and replace seals (axle seal and knuckle seals, the tractor has over 2500 hours if I'm there should I replace both?

Thnx

 

[winston1]

Numbers 7 & 8 are your knuckle seals. If not leaking I would not mess with them. I haven't been into one of these but I would thing the bearings are standard ball bearings and available at any bearing house. You probably know you can go to the Bobcat site here and look at all your parts. Bobcat Parts Catalog - Find Diagrams for Your Equipment - Bobcat Company

Mechanical ability needs to be at least average to do this. Don't know yours.

 

[tman1020]

you need to figure out what’s leaking before you start digging into it. There are plenty of YouTube videos out there that show you exactly what you’re in for. The seals are specific from Bobcat. As for the bearings mine were very common they were available on Amazon.

 

[BobLou]

Now that you tell.me the seals are Bob Cat specific, I probably will order the seals before I start the work, I do not want the tractor out of commission for too long.
I was hoping to take it appart and find seal here in my town, for a BOb Cat dealer it's a 3 hour drive one way...

Thank you.

 

[Robin Veerman]

….or a phone call and then watch the mailbox

 

[BobLou]

It finally got warm enough I was able to take the front end appart, fount a damage bearing, and seal''s
Bought the bearings locally for both wheels, $199.00 plus tax, the seal are bob cat specific. $17 each, need 2

But just before I took it appart, my tractor front wheels would lock, and the back wheel would spin. Tractor would not move and back wheel would just dig in the ground.
In 4x4 it would go,
I'm hoping the damaged bearing were locking the front wheel because I cannot find any thing wrong with the gears. And it did not damage the casing

I was stupid to wait this long, and lucky I know,

I hope my issue with locking the front wheel in 2x4 is not transmission or transfer case related, I will know once I put the front end back togethe, if it works in 2x4.

Any suggestion on how I could check for trans or transfer case issue before I put the front end back together,

I was thinking of jacking the rear end and running it in 2x4 to see if the gear inside the casing is turning. But not sure if that's a good idea?

Or was it just bearing locking the wheel?