DEUTZ Tractor bell housing leak

[iyel]

Hi everybody;
I have a leak one the bell housing of my tractor F420, the leak come from a hole of 2cm in the bottom of my bell housing.
when I tried to close the hole the oil went from the starter.
can I solve this problem without removing the bell housing?
if I have to remove the bell housing what is the most ease way to do so.

 

[Alan W.]

You either have a rear main seal on the engine or input shaft seal on the tranny leaking. You should be able to tell if its motor oil or trans fluid. Do not plug the hole. You will have to split the tractor to fix.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Alan is right, you are going to have to split that tractor to fix it.

SR

 

[DwayneB]

And the clutch is more than likely oil soaked now.

 

[iyel]

thank you it's a transmission fluid.
i'm working on split the tractor this days.
but i'm wondering why this hole are made ?

 

[iyel]

DwayneB is that a problem if the clutch is oil soaked?

 

[DLTTrekkers]

That hole is there to keep oil away from your clutch

 

[Sawyer Rob]

IF that hole wasn't there, you wouldn't know you had a leak would you??

SR