super c oil leak at brake pedal shaft

dandt · Apr 10, 2012

How hard is this to fix? What is involved? Do I need to pull shaft? New shaft or just new seals?
360076R92 seal--do I need 2?

WellWorn · Apr 10, 2012

(quoted from post at 01:44:57 04/11/12) How hard is this to fix? What is involved? Do I need to pull shaft? New shaft or just new seals?
360076R92 seal--do I need 2?

Hi dandt,
It is an involved job. It may be just the seal, or the shaft itself may have a groove worn in it that a new seal won't fully cure. You won't know until you get it apart.

Are the tires loaded? You'll need to take the tire off that side and end up splitting the axle housing from the tranny. You will need a solid support for the tractor (secure blocking or preferably a quality jack stand), some means of handling up to 300# of tire, and a "cherry picker" for taking off and reinstalling the axle housing. A garage with a full coverage overhead crane and a caddy for tractor rears would be ideal.

Best bet is to get a service manual for the SC (available on ebay), look over the step by step procedure, and determine if you have the equipment to be safely up to the task before you start. I can't stress the safety aspect enough. Better to hire it out than risk damage to yourself (or your tractor).

ken house · Apr 11, 2012

i understand that you have a leak at the brake pedal and not the axle. there is a round inspection plate cover that comes off of the brake housing and allows you to access the brake lining and the seal. no problem until you try to get the seal out. need a puller.

my C brakes were good, covered with oil from leak. i cleaned them with solvent and laid them in the sun for several days. installed new seal and they hold very well.

andymd · Apr 11, 2012

PULL THE PEDALS OFF AND REPLACE SEALS NOT A BAD JOB

mkirsch · Apr 11, 2012

Doesn't the brake pedal shaft go through the torque tube on this tractor? There shouldn't be any oil in there.

dandt · Apr 11, 2012

Thanks to all. I will pull pedals and replace seals. If it gets much more involved than this I will take it to local shop--THANKS

LMack · Apr 11, 2012

All that other advice you need to follow, but be sure the transmission housing is not flooded. Remove the bottom drain plug and see if any water comes out. If yes allow all the water to drain out before replacing the plug. You then need to consider cleaning and replacing the transmission housing of the wet oil crud ant there are plenty of post on here on how to do that. The reason I am saying this is that the seals are not designed to withstand constant pressure but to minimize oil loss due to splatter. Normal oil level is below the seals. Since these old tractors gain water in the transmission when stored out in the rain (and then not run to dry it off), you might want to look into this issue before you replace the seals. You can make a quick check of the oil level using the level plug on the rear of the housing under the belt drive.

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