Old Warrior Sprung a Leak (pic)

Took off the PTO side inspection plate, got a good look at my piston leaking down, nice trickle there. I also can see where my inlet tube is drooling too. I figure another new CNH o ring and back up washer will fix the piston (after a close inspection of the cylinder), but the inlet tube leak does concern me a bit. You can see from the pic that I have already JB Welded the fissure left behind by an old leak left long unattended , but I can see where the edges of the tube in the casting look a bit sloppy. The leak is all internal, so that would figure to be the cause. I don't think JB Weld is the answer here, could I get enough down the crack and around the tube to hold the pressure? What about silver solder? Any ideas?

Ramrod

Dan

Ramrod

If the tube is loose inside the housing I would put some gasket sealer on the tube and stick it back in. Mine is tight in the housing (i.e - I cannot move it) and that is the way I would imagine they need to be. I'll check mine tonight while running though and let you know if I see the same thing on mine. When I pulled the lift cover the first time, there was a small o-ring sitting in that recessed area where the tube is sunk down a bit as you can see in your pic. I put it back in place when I rebuilt the lift cover the first time, but found it clogging up my cylinder openings when I pulled the lift cover the second time. So, it must not go there, and I could not see it in any manuals. They may have done this originally to help that problem...

Here is a pic where you might be able to see what I am talking about. If not, go to my website and it is the second pic under the "estoring" section - it is much bigger.

Dan

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When it goes back together, I smear some non-hardening gasket goop around the outside of the tube and push it back in. Work it some and lift the tube 3/4", smear some gasket goop around the outside of both ends, and drive (wood block) it back into place.

Another way to go is to use a dulled nail as a punch and peen all the way around the inside to expand the tube. I need mine to come out so I use the gasket goop. I might use the gasket goop anyway.