tiller axle seals?s got pics

[bean 85]

I bought this tiller a while back, and never got around to looking at it. I took off the tines, because oil had leaked out of both sides. what do you think? are the seals that far back into the housing(3/16th")? or has someone removed them, and never got around to replacing them. it looks like there may be the remnants of a seal inside both of the tubes of the tines.

I'm guessing that If the seals are still there, I will have to take a 1/16th" drill bit and get a hole started for a tiny pick or toll to extract them

Edited August 7, 2013 by bean

[jeremi3210 742]

My tiller also leak very bad from the seals i put new ones in i got from napa there are 2 in each side and they are very small. I split mine when i did it to clean up the main shaft that was rusty. No leaks so far been two years.

[bean 85]

see below

Edited August 7, 2013 by bean

[bean 85]

My tiller also leak very bad from the seals i put new ones in i got from napa there are 2 in each side and they are very small. I split mine when i did it to clean up the main shaft that was rusty. No leaks so far been two years.

I got the seal out. the shaft is a little rusty, but I think I can clean it with emery cloth.

how big of a project was it to split the cases?  where did you find a gasket?

[jeremi3210 742]

I was able to reuse the gasket. As for spliting it it was easy not much on the inside. There should be two seals on each side they are put in next to eachother.

[bean 85]

. There should be two seals on each side they are put in next to eachother.

I saw that on the exploded view.  2 seals per side? I guess there is dirt grinding into the seals while it is running

Edited August 7, 2013 by bean

[bean 85]

I ordered the 4 axle shaft seals for the tiller, from napa. 

does anyone have the seal number for the input drive shaft seal? how hard is it to remove the large pulley?

I might as well go through it 100%.

I cleaned  the paint off of the tag, and found out it is a 1973-74.