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  1. Mr Haney

    How to Jam New Seal on L3170 Front Axle?

    Personally, I would not name my son after a self-destructive drunk or a guy who couldn't sing.
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    How to Jam New Seal on L3170 Front Axle?

    I thought that part was a little weird.
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    How to Jam New Seal on L3170 Front Axle?

    Let's quote the authoritative source so this rabbit hole gets closed off permanently. From the American Society of Mechanical Engineers:
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    How to Jam New Seal on L3170 Front Axle?

    Thanks. I called them screws. It's my understanding that bolts to through smooth assemblies into nuts, and screws go into threaded assemblies. It looks like I did this wrong. Apparently I have to use two nuts on each stud to torque it, remove the nuts without disturbing the studs, and then put...
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    How to Jam New Seal on L3170 Front Axle?

    What about the screws?
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    How to Jam New Seal on L3170 Front Axle?

    Thank you. That's the opposite of what I guessed after studying the manual.
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    How to Jam New Seal on L3170 Front Axle?

    I was able to bop the seal onto the hub using a short PVC fitting to push it, so that's finished. Now I'm confused about the torque on the screws and nuts on the axle cover. Kubota calls its parts certain things in its catalog and completely different things in the WSM. The WSM says to torque...
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    How to Jam New Seal on L3170 Front Axle?

    I got around to replacing the oil seal on my L3710's front axle today. It's not a bad job, EXCEPT for removing the metal part of the old seal and installing the new one. The metal ring is extremely tight on the axle, and it has rubber inside it to make the friction worse. A guy on the web said...
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    One hour job takes..... Too long. Like this post.

    The manual for my mower gives the following instructions for removing the front step: remove step.
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    Help me Shift L3710 out of 4WD

    All I can tell you is that it appears to be an American, not Japanese, part.
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    Help me Shift L3710 out of 4WD

    It turned out the problem with the loader was a defective assembly between the seat and steering wheel. I thought the loader extended farther down than it did. When I put the bucket back on, the loader lifted the front end just fine. I really need to replace that defective assembly. I hope...
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    Help me Shift L3710 out of 4WD

    It's a different model with a different manual, and the directions are reversed.
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    Help me Shift L3710 out of 4WD

    That sounds like a great way put it IN gear, but I have to push it down to get it out. I am reluctant to step on it, and I only have one left foot anyway.
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    Oil Leak on Left Front Rim of L3710 4WD

    In that case, never mind.
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    Oil Leak on Left Front Rim of L3710 4WD

    Maybe I'm using the wrong term. I mean the balls are not directly exposed, the way they are in many bearings. As you can see, they are covered up.