Tom in Iowa City
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1941 Farmall A.
The LEFT rear is leaking, such that the rim is getting quite oily and the wheel is also getting oily. I have the rear wheels, rims and tires off.
I think there could be only 3 sources for a leak: 1) the left hand shaft, leaking out of the bearing cover, 2) the axle or 3) the pan. A couple of months ago, I removed the pan and its gaskets, cleaned up the mating surfaces, cut a new gasket and replace the pan. In looking at the pan, after removing the wheel, I see a pretty good leak from the left side of the pan. The axle and the shaft seem to have very LITTLE leaking. I know I tightened up the pan machine screws well, so my conclusion is that the pan may NOT BE FLAT ON ITS MATING SURFACE. Do you agree?
I will remove the pan and check. I did NOT check for flat when I did the work on it previously. If it IS out of flat, what about using some gasket maker silicone liberally on that area and then replace and tighten? Thanks, Tom
The LEFT rear is leaking, such that the rim is getting quite oily and the wheel is also getting oily. I have the rear wheels, rims and tires off.
I think there could be only 3 sources for a leak: 1) the left hand shaft, leaking out of the bearing cover, 2) the axle or 3) the pan. A couple of months ago, I removed the pan and its gaskets, cleaned up the mating surfaces, cut a new gasket and replace the pan. In looking at the pan, after removing the wheel, I see a pretty good leak from the left side of the pan. The axle and the shaft seem to have very LITTLE leaking. I know I tightened up the pan machine screws well, so my conclusion is that the pan may NOT BE FLAT ON ITS MATING SURFACE. Do you agree?
I will remove the pan and check. I did NOT check for flat when I did the work on it previously. If it IS out of flat, what about using some gasket maker silicone liberally on that area and then replace and tighten? Thanks, Tom
