L3130 front axle over greased

[Loadlock54]

So I don't want to admit how much grease I pumped into the rear pivot support ( 1.5 tubes) " until grease overflows" as per the POS service manual but needless to say it never appeared... So now the question is what adverse affects may occur from all that grease and how would it be removed?? Dropping the hubs seems the only option..... I have read differing posts as to were the excess grease ends up. Axle Housing or the drive shaft tube... My unit seems to have a solid drive shaft with no tunnel available for the grease to go to... Other reports seems fairly dismissive of the issue.... Oil is still flowing from the inspection port on housing so it would appear as though lubrication is getting to the hubs... Any Ideas?

 

[MapleLeafFarmer]

So I don't want to admit how much grease I pumped into the rear pivot support ( 1.5 tubes) " until grease overflows" as per the POS service manual but needless to say it never appeared... So now the question is what adverse affects may occur from all that grease and how would it be removed?? Dropping the hubs seems the only option..... I have read differing posts as to were the excess grease ends up. Axle Housing or the drive shaft tube... My unit seems to have a solid drive shaft with no tunnel available for the grease to go to... Other reports seems fairly dismissive of the issue.... Oil is still flowing from the inspection port on housing so it would appear as though lubrication is getting to the hubs... Any Ideas?

any chance of getting a pic of this rear pivot support zerk that the 1 1/2 tubes went into?

cheers

 

[Loadlock54]

Don't have a picture handy but it's just your standard run o the mill zerk..Exactly like the front mount zerk only without the breather plug to allow grease to flow once full.

 

[D2Cat]

I think there is a seal and when it gives up the grease goes into the shield that covers the front PTO (should be propeller shaft) shaft.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]