Grizzly 600 oil on clucthes

[Mercer5]

I am constantly leaking oil onto my clutches from the shaft that the primary rides on. I have repalced the oil seal and the o-ring that goes inside the metal collar on that shaft 3 times and it still leaks.

ANy ideas???? HELP !!!!! belts are expensive !

Jim

 

[MrSled]

You think its getting past the O-ring?

 

[Mercer5]

oil

Yes, I ran it without cover and you can see oil leaking past oring. I know you have to keep clutch on shaft otherwise the metal collar will pop out and oil will come out, learned the hard way.

Ideas??

 

[Ganz]

Is something out of balance or bent, causing the o-ring not to seal properly?

 

[Mercer5]

Not that I can tell, the clutch spins prefect on the shaft, no wobble at all. It is really tickin me off, I have replaced seal, o-ring 3 times

 

[Ganz]

If the clutch is out of balance I don't think you would see it. I would have that checked out.

 

[MrSled]

Are the splines damaged not letting the o-ring seal?

 

[Mercer5]

I checked run out on shaft and it is near perfect, the surface that the o-ring seals is fine.
How far in should that seal be set into the housing? maybe I haven't got it set to mate to the inner hub surface. There is nothing in the manual. Currently it is level with the outside surface.

Jim

 

[MrSled]

Can you post some pics??

 

[Mercer5]

Here it is

 

[MrSled]

did you pre lube the seal when you put it on?

 

[Mercer5]

no, ther eis nothing in the service manual, I have done a few of these without issue.
I still think it has to do with how far the seal should be seated into the housing

 

[frantzm67]

I cant see the lip of the seal from your pic, and you prabably already know this that the lip needs to face in. Sometimes when sliding on the shaft the lip will want to pop out and wont seal. sometimes need to carefully take a small screw driver and pop center of seal towards center.

 

[Mercer5]

I pushed seal into housing just a hair and it continues to leak. I checked the oil pasages coming into this area behind seal and the exit passages on shaft and everying is clean, no blockage. I am wondering if for some reason I am getting to much oil pressure into that area and why? I have ordered a new seal and o-ring today. I had an engineer over this weekend and by his account the assembly is correct. The seal cannot be set deeper into housing otherwsie the inside lip will hit the shaft sufrace which has the 2 oil return holes on it and is rough and would tear inside lip.

This thing is kickin my behind !!!

 

[MrSled]

could be to much oil pressure.... how many miles on the machine??