Gregster613
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- 273 TYM. 2009 //Yardmachines 7 Speed Shift-on-the-goScotts L2048
Howdy fellow TYM owners, I hope all had Happy Holidays and will have a Superb New Year!
I have a question regarding a leaky sight glass. I follow/read all threads on TYM so I know this subject has been discussed before. After 5 years mine has begun to seep/leak. I have no new replacement unit to pop in.
I will try "once again" to locate a dealer for getting a new glass; however, in the meantime I wonder if just removing the old one, cleaning excessively, and using silicone when putting it back in might work? I remember reading that silicone was suggested when putting in a new replacement (that I don't have) and I'm open to ideas! I just don't see why it wouldn't work? Thoughts? Suggestions as to any particular/special type of silicone to use? It will have to be able to handle hydraulic fluid I know. I am a little leery of popping it out and making things worse, but I really have no other choice at this time.
Speaking of popping it out, what method did those of you who've done this use? A flat screwdriver? Pliers? In the service manual it looks as though it just slides into a tight hole like a bushing on a shaft or a wheel bearing into its race? I surely don't want to damage the one that's seeping if I have no replacement on hand! Then I will be in a pickle. I probably won't even have the proper size cork around as a back-up since I won't know the hole size until I get the old glass out!?
I know that I'd like to have a replacement on-hand prior to proceeding with this procedure {Bud Soda, are you listening and still active on TBN?} but I don't. Regardless of whether my attempt to fix works, I still plan to acquire a new one just to have on-hand anyhow. That's why I'm posting - ideas, suggestions, tactics, solutions....
Thanks for listening, Greg
I have a question regarding a leaky sight glass. I follow/read all threads on TYM so I know this subject has been discussed before. After 5 years mine has begun to seep/leak. I have no new replacement unit to pop in.
I will try "once again" to locate a dealer for getting a new glass; however, in the meantime I wonder if just removing the old one, cleaning excessively, and using silicone when putting it back in might work? I remember reading that silicone was suggested when putting in a new replacement (that I don't have) and I'm open to ideas! I just don't see why it wouldn't work? Thoughts? Suggestions as to any particular/special type of silicone to use? It will have to be able to handle hydraulic fluid I know. I am a little leery of popping it out and making things worse, but I really have no other choice at this time.
Speaking of popping it out, what method did those of you who've done this use? A flat screwdriver? Pliers? In the service manual it looks as though it just slides into a tight hole like a bushing on a shaft or a wheel bearing into its race? I surely don't want to damage the one that's seeping if I have no replacement on hand! Then I will be in a pickle. I probably won't even have the proper size cork around as a back-up since I won't know the hole size until I get the old glass out!?
I know that I'd like to have a replacement on-hand prior to proceeding with this procedure {Bud Soda, are you listening and still active on TBN?} but I don't. Regardless of whether my attempt to fix works, I still plan to acquire a new one just to have on-hand anyhow. That's why I'm posting - ideas, suggestions, tactics, solutions....
Thanks for listening, Greg