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Heavy grease in tiller gearbox??????

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mark from the f

05-14-2007 20:28:23




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I got the ol' 3pt tiller tore apart to replace leaky seal. Luckily the inners (inclucing bearings) were not damaged. I do have a problem though, there are 2 fairly deep grooves in shaft where seals contact. I am going to emery cloth as much as possible and purchase new seals with a smaller I.D. but do not feel I will be able to totally remove groove. I was wondering about adding a heavy grease to gear box instead of oil in hopes that grease will not leak out new seals. Just wondered if the grease will curculate enought to keep top-most bearing lubricated--If not, should I just fill the WHOLE gearbox? I'd be open to suggestions on a good THICK type of grease to use. The tiller only runs about 10 hours a year. Thanks fellas. Mark

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Gerald J.

05-15-2007 12:32:56




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 Re: Heavy grease in tiller gearbox?????? in reply to mark from the fort, 05-14-2007 20:28:23  
You might be able to change the seal position by not pushing it all the way into its mounting and so run it on a less worn part of the shaft. I did that to a Ford car engine with a groove under the seal back about 1960.

Gerald J.



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mark from the fort

05-15-2007 09:10:53




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 Re: Heavy grease in tiller gearbox?????? in reply to mark from the fort, 05-14-2007 20:28:23  
As usual, many good suggestions..... I thank you all. Mark



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rgvtx

05-15-2007 04:56:08




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 Re: Heavy grease in tiller gearbox?????? in reply to mark from the fort, 05-14-2007 20:28:23  
Another option may be cleaning it up and filling the groove with JB Weld, allowing to dry and if it shrinks filling a second time and then sanding smooth.



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TimWafer

05-15-2007 04:23:23




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 Re: Heavy grease in tiller gearbox?????? in reply to mark from the fort, 05-14-2007 20:28:23  
Try a speedi sleeve. You can get them at NAPA or most farm equipment dealers. Ive used them before in such situations with excellent results. They come with instructions. You need to measure the shaft diameter accurately.



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Bruce(OR)

05-15-2007 00:46:01




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 Re: Heavy grease in tiller gearbox?????? in reply to mark from the fort, 05-14-2007 20:28:23  
John Deere Corn head grease might be what your after. NGLI rating 0. Yeah, Zero. It it a combination of 90w and grease basically. I picked up a few tubes for the steering box on my TO20. Talked to the local tractor mechanic and he had experience putting it into brush hog gear boxes which were cool to the touch after being used unlike the 90W that was previously in there. My first time using this goop and supposedly it is green in color coming out of the tube. We shall see.

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