wheel removal on 1430

kjm3232 · Jun 20, 2008

i took the wheel off last nite and after cleaning the leaves and other crud out there was a little bit of oil on all the crud. on the ouside of the housing where it is darker was the oil stains still wet. i checked the hoses and they were tight on the motor. i talked with terry today and he suggested putting the tire back on and running it for awhile then take the wheel off again and see where it's leaking from. He said if it is the moter seals than i would either find a local place to repair it or send it down to them for the repair

woodlandfarms · Jun 20, 2008

So, what kind of tools did you use to check the tightness of the hoses? I only ask this because I started out my PT experience with a nice crescent wrench (city boy idiot) and it quickly proved to be inadequate.

I am also dealing with a leak issue on my front motor. First, I cleaned it with brake cleaner fluid, just to get it nice and oil free, then if you want you can put in some leak detector (not super cheap but on the PT it seems that it should just be a given on installation ;-)

I did have one hose leak once because there was a bit of dirt on the threads and was not completely clean.

Carl

kjm3232 · Jun 26, 2008

Carl, i used a large crescent wrench. Before i put the tire back on, i wiped the motor down pretty well. After running the tractor for about 10 minutes. i took the tire back off. Around the hoses where it connected to the motor it was dry, but at the back side on the bottom of the motor i could feel the oil when i wiped my hand across the bottomside. so, now to get it fixed.

DonStillwagon · Jun 29, 2008

It is probably the o-ring on the cap plate on the motor - I have had several leak on my White wheel motors - you can just get a seal kit from PT (or from White if that is what you have). Job is easy and can be done in 30 minutes if that is all it is. Be sure to mark the motor on both sides with an indelible marker before you take the bolts out. the bolts hold ALL the motor sections together, so be sure you are careful when taking the sections off to make sure you put them back EXACTLY the same. What I found was an abraded o-ring from excess pressure. You might check the top couple of sections for the same problem. Be sure to torque the bolts to factory specs (in the rebuild kit) when reassembling.

Good luck.

Don

ponytug · Jun 30, 2008

Dear Don,

Thanks for the informative comment. Was the o-ring abraded because of excess oil pressure? Or overtightening?

All the best,

Peter

DonStillwagon said:
It is probably the o-ring on the cap plate on the motor - I have had several leak on my White wheel motors - you can just get a seal kit from PT (or from White if that is what you have). Job is easy and can be done in 30 minutes if that is all it is. Be sure to mark the motor on both sides with an indelible marker before you take the bolts out. the bolts hold ALL the motor sections together, so be sure you are careful when taking the sections off to make sure you put them back EXACTLY the same. What I found was an abraded o-ring from excess pressure. You might check the top couple of sections for the same problem. Be sure to torque the bolts to factory specs (in the rebuild kit) when reassembling.

Good luck.

Don

kjm3232 · Jun 30, 2008

DonStillwagon said:
It is probably the o-ring on the cap plate on the motor - I have had several leak on my White wheel motors - you can just get a seal kit from PT (or from White if that is what you have). Job is easy and can be done in 30 minutes if that is all it is. Be sure to mark the motor on both sides with an indelible marker before you take the bolts out. the bolts hold ALL the motor sections together, so be sure you are careful when taking the sections off to make sure you put them back EXACTLY the same. What I found was an abraded o-ring from excess pressure. You might check the top couple of sections for the same problem. Be sure to torque the bolts to factory specs (in the rebuild kit) when reassembling.

Good luck.

Don

don, thanks for the info. i was going to take the motor apart to see if it was the seal. Since Power trac is closed until july 7 i cant get the kit from them until then and the markings on the motor to indicate a manufacturer is not white and I haven't googled the words on it to see if it is a manufacturer.