Check your vent lines

[bearbait]

As some of you know I keep my tractor in a shipping container which has a hardwood floor. Yesterday after opening it up to get the tractor out I noticed a wet spot on the floor and after investigating I noticed a drip coming from where the front axle is bolted together. After checking the bolts and checking for cracks I was left scratching my head trying to figure out why it would be leaking there then it came to me, a plugged vent line causing pressure to build up and sure enough after taking the tubing off where it connects under the hood some little critter had crawled in there and plugged the tube. I cracked the fill bolt then gave it a shot with the air nozzle both where the line attaches and through the line. I'm really hoping no permanent damage was done.

 

[GeoHorn]

I can't tell by your choice of wording... but I hope you didn't pressurize the axle with compressed air. That will stress seals. Disconnecting the vent line and blowing it out backwards would be fine, of course.

I cannot figure out how mud/dirt dauber/wasps etc survived evolution long enough to wait until we invented tractors, houses, and airplanes/boats/etc. Where the hell did they use to camp? Grrrr...

 

[bearbait]

I can't tell by your choice of wording... but I hope you didn't pressurize the axle with compressed air. That will stress seals. Disconnecting the vent line and blowing it out backwards would be fine, of course.

I cannot figure out how mud/dirt dauber/wasps etc survived evolution long enough to wait until we invented tractors, houses, and airplanes/boats/etc. Where the hell did they use to camp? Grrrr...

And that's exactly what it was a damn mud/dirt dauber near as I could tell. No I didn't put any pressure in the axle as I said I removed the fill bolt which is above the fluid line in order to let the air escape which was just one quick shot of air to make sure it was clear.