Front Axle Oil

[unclebunk]

I think I know what all of you will say to this, but I had to ask. My BX24 has 325 hours and I am doing the service this weekend. The book says to change the front axle oil. When I asked the dealership which oil they recomend, the parts lady said, "We don't change that oil. If you change that oil, the front axle will leak from now on. We only change it if something goes wrong." My dad has been a heavy equipment operator and mechanic for over forty years. He said that was crazy. He said if I was worried about leaks to use teflon tape on the plug. Has anyone ever heard of any of this? My gut tells me to change the oil and replace it with 90w.

 

[john haylow]

I think I know what all of you will say to this, but I had to ask. My BX24 has 325 hours and I am doing the service this weekend. The book says to change the front axle oil. When I asked the dealership which oil they recomend, the parts lady said, "We don't change that oil. If you change that oil, the front axle will leak from now on. We only change it if something goes wrong." My dad has been a heavy equipment operator and mechanic for over forty years. He said that was crazy. He said if I was worried about leaks to use teflon tape on the plug. Has anyone ever heard of any of this? My gut tells me to change the oil and replace it with 90w.

My dealer told me to use Kubota UDT.

 

[Bluegill2]

Yeah, it wont leak from changing it...

My book, says 80w-90, or UDT.

 

[Combustix]

Yeah, it wont leak from changing it...

My book, says 80w-90, or UDT.

Just did my 600 hr and the parts guy said the same

 

[Deano]

Change it!!!

 

[PHILIP8N]

I have changed mine. Not one drop on the concrete floor. They are nuts. Philip.

 

[MHarryE]

I don't believe she was saying it would leak from the plugs - she meant it would leak from the seals. Used to be something on transmissions in the old days - people didn't change oil like they were supposed to and ended up with gunk. Then, maybe when a new owner gets the tractor, they change the oil. The new oil with its improved additives starts loosening things up and seals start leaking. Blame changing oil when the problem was really poor maintenance from the start. Makes you wonder if you would ever want to buy used equipment from that dealer. I got this from my dad who had an International Harvester dealership from the mid-30's to 1954, then Case & New Holland until well after I left. He caught me doing things by the book and tried to straighten me out about this exact thing.

 

[Bluegill2]

I don't believe she was saying it would leak from the plugs - she meant it would leak from the seals. Used to be something on transmissions in the old days - people didn't change oil like they were supposed to and ended up with gunk. Then, maybe when a new owner gets the tractor, they change the oil. The new oil with its improved additives starts loosening things up and seals start leaking. Blame changing oil when the problem was really poor maintenance from the start. Makes you wonder if you would ever want to buy used equipment from that dealer. I got this from my dad who had an International Harvester dealership from the mid-30's to 1954, then Case & New Holland until well after I left. He caught me doing things by the book and tried to straighten me out about this exact thing.

Yep, I've seen this happen with older vehicles and epuipment that never had trans, or diff oil changed.

 

[Proletarian]

load of rubbish, change the oil. I've always changed mine with no problem. The shear stability is lessened the more the lube is used therefore it needs to be changed. you can go synthetic or UDT

 

[TripleR]

We change all of ours and never had a problem, we use gear oil, but we have it on hand with different brands of tractors.