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Post by stumppuller on Oct 5, 2012 22:15:06 GMT -5
Hi all, I fixed the notorious bell housing oil leak that so many of us have experienced. Instead of replacing the 2 bell housing gaskets with new ones, I got rid of them totally and used Permatex form-a-gasket. Part of my reasoning was that these original fiber gaskets had compressed to about 1/2 their original thickness and could have contributed to the loosening of all the bolts. Having a cardboard gasket in this critically loaded area just didn't sit right with me. So I torqued her to spec and guess what.....no oil leaks.
The problem now is that the PTO clutch remains engaged full time, while the drive clutch works just fine. I haven't been able to determine if shortening the housing/gearbox lay-up by some 0.090" or so of removed gasket would cause this or not.
Any ideas as to what might have gone wrong?
Bruce
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