Spliting a L4200
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Repairs are done. It turns out that on a few of us early serial number grand L series (L2900 Serial numbers 00001-61866, L3300 00001-54019, L3600 00001-56733, L4200 00001-57185, DT and GST) tractors we need a sleeve and o rings to keep our propeller shaft from moving back and fourth and damaging the oil seals in the shaft. Service Bulletin # AG001-98. A good tug and the both came out, put in the new ones, tapped them home with a piece of 1" PVC pipe. Installed new o ring, steel spacer,and second o ring. The later serials numbers had this installed at factory. I found the thread on orange tractor talks, search for propeller shaft oil leak, for details. Replaced a dented propeller shaft cover since I was there, and put her back together. Dealer came through for me and got the o rings, sleeve, and safety switch next day shipping for free, I had already gotten the seals from them. A little early on the UDT oil change. I had trouble lining up the input shafts the first time I split the tractor, however now I have figured a few things out, two floor jacks, a little grease, and the haves lined up perfectly, I roll the back half right into the front, and keep pushing till the shafts rotate and mesh. Worked like a charm.
Ken
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skyhook
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Thank you Ken.:thumbsup:
woodh
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Hello Everyone. New here on tbn.
I have a kubota l4200 that has the same leak as kenonf. I may be misunderstanding it, but I've read elsewhere that it's possible to remove the prop shaft and replace the seal without splitting the tractor. Does anyone know if that's possible or am I misreading? Here are some brief instructions to I'm referring to:
"Basically you remove the bolt joining the pro shaft cover, remove the shaft by sliding the cover front then rear and removing the pins from the shaft couplers and the kit consist of an instruction sheet, 2 orings and a spacer that slide on the shaft and stop the oring from backing up."
Idk maybe this is referring to a different repair.
I have a kubota l4200 that has the same leak as kenonf. I may be misunderstanding it, but I've read elsewhere that it's possible to remove the prop shaft and replace the seal without splitting the tractor. Does anyone know if that's possible or am I misreading? Here are some brief instructions to I'm referring to:
"Basically you remove the bolt joining the pro shaft cover, remove the shaft by sliding the cover front then rear and removing the pins from the shaft couplers and the kit consist of an instruction sheet, 2 orings and a spacer that slide on the shaft and stop the oring from backing up."
Idk maybe this is referring to a different repair.
skyhook
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woodh, for what year and serial number sequence are these instructions referring too?
That does sound allot simpler. And is this for the GST models?
That does sound allot simpler. And is this for the GST models?
woodh
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I will have to look up serial# and year. Its the gst model though.
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skyhook
I looked for the serial number today but I couldn't find it. I was told that it was a 99 model but that was the person selling it so I'm not sure. I spoke with one dealer and he said that the tractor had to be split and it run around 1000-$1500 to fix. I spoke with another dealer and he said there was a kit to fix it and looking at hour hour and half labor and cost of kit to fix it, so maybe around $150 to fix it. I think I'm going to take it to the second dealer and hopefully fix it with the kit.
Thanks for your response
I looked for the serial number today but I couldn't find it. I was told that it was a 99 model but that was the person selling it so I'm not sure. I spoke with one dealer and he said that the tractor had to be split and it run around 1000-$1500 to fix. I spoke with another dealer and he said there was a kit to fix it and looking at hour hour and half labor and cost of kit to fix it, so maybe around $150 to fix it. I think I'm going to take it to the second dealer and hopefully fix it with the kit.
Thanks for your response