Am finally at the point where I am cleaning up the engine to drop it back in the 1450 from numerous mods.
With the engine on the bench, I can see that the front PTO area shows the evidence of an oil seal leak.
After dumping the time & money doing cradle mod, ISO mounts, and cleaning the frame up, I really don't want to put a fresh coat of low ash 30 on all my work
Did a search, and really didn't find answers to a few things.
Anyways, here are the questions:
1: Is the front PTO pulley bolt a RH thread or LH? Good to know before I put a cheater on it and shear it off in the crank...
2: Any tips to getting this bolt off with the engine out of the tractor? I did some tentative bracing the rear output bracket scenarios, but again, didn't really heave on it, not knowing the thread direction
3: Is the seal replaceable with the crank still in the engine? The Kohler K-series manual lists oil seals as the second to last thing removed during disassembly. Really don't want to completely strip this engine to the block.
4: Any other pointers/fixes/pitfalls I might hit?
Any input is appreciated,
Shane