3205 axle leaks
My 3205 suddenly started leaking transmission fluid at the end of last summer. I have had the tractor about 10 years and it has always leaked a little from the left side. Last summer it started hemorrhaging from the right axle. I parked it and finished the summer with my 2165. I really need the power steering because of tendonitis that flares up in my hands occasionally.
Today I decided to tear into it and see what was going on. Thanks to an older thread by Oak, I was able to get it torn down this afternoon. I didn't find a torn or missing seal as I expected, but I did notice that all of the 3/8" bolts that hold the the ring gear section together were really loose. One had backed out so far the it was hitting the bevel gear that works with the pinion and had chewed about half of the head off. All the gears look good, though. I got those tightened back up and will order new seals for it. I'm just wondering if the loose bolts could have let the axles wallow around enough to beat out the seals? Any comments or suggestions will be appreciated. I don't want to go through all this and it still leak. If it does, it will go down the road and I'll buy a ZTR.
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