dasimmons24
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Has anyone else encountered this issue? I have a 1989 Ford 2120 4wd, 12x12 shuttle shift and after operating the tractor with loader for 6 or 8 hours both front drive drop boxes started pushing oil out the axle seals. I opened the fill plugs on the drop boxes and they were pressurized, obviously causing the seals to leak. The level was correct and I am using multi G-134 oil. The ambient temp was around 40 deg. I have had this tractor for 21 yrs. and have only seen a small amount of oil seep from the axle seals. I have always done the recommended maintenance, the machine is in excellent cond. with only 1310 hrs. This is probably the longest continuous running time it has seen, normally I only run it for a couple of hours at a time. I am thinking the drop boxes should have some sort of pressure relief venting.