3 years ago while plowing my garden, my 882 hydro pump locked up, broke the rear coupler and the flopping drive shaft destroyed just about everything it could under the tunnel cover. I parked it.
I figured it was time to get this repaired so I pulled a 1862 parts roller into the shop to use the rear and pump from it. I'm switching over to a CV drive shaft on this one with a little help from 'Parts by Jeff".
I pulled the rear cover on the 1862 rear and found a bunch of water inside it along with some type of oil. I lifted the assembly on to the OR table and pulled the axles and removed the axle carriers. Look at the mess I found inside as with what most of these machines probably have. A mixture of oil and water that gets trapped inside of them.
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The reason I pulled the axle tubes is to drill the "Drain Back Holes" to keep oil from getting trapped in them. Here are the before and after pics of these 3/8" holes I drilled.
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My local grocery store sells these gasket maker material boxes for around $28 each so I always have a few on hand just in case I need to make some gaskets. I've had good luck with these in the past. I do use a little bit of Permatex Ultra Black on them.
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