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Sunstrand Auto18 sudden axle leak problem
wheelhorse-c-161-1979 posted a topic in Transmissions and transaxles
Well my old 1973 Auto18 just suffered a problem. And I have a feeling it is not good. It has been running like a champ past several years since the Sunstrand tranny was rebuilt beautifully. I have been following the instructions of keeping the oil clean, changing filters/oil every 50hrs etc.. Was using it yesterday and suddenly it stopped moving forward or backward. It didn't take long to see that tranny oil was pouring out the rear wheel axle. At least a quart or two poured out into that tray. I jacked up the tractor and now see that there is a good 1 ½" of exposed axle when i tried to remove the wheel. Wheel did not come off as one of the bolts was frozen. So this is what I have. I'm sitting down.... Can someone tell me how bad this is?? Gulp! At first I thought it was just an axle seal. But that would be way to simple correct? Thanks for any help on this matter! Jack
