Oil & Fuel Kubota L3240 HST Front End Leaking

[lockman4288]

This weekend i noticed while sitting in the tractor that the tires on both sides had oil residue all the way around i looked under the tractor and there was what appeared to be a leak on both side i sprayed them down and left it for a day and came back and it had oil residue on both sides and a small drip on each tire.
What should i do dealer is and hour away and i really don't want to haul it up there for nothing. Im pretty mechanical is it something i could fix myself. I appreciate your help i attached some pics.

 

[sandyc]

good morning:
First of all I would make sure that the fluid is indeed coming from the front end seals. Is there anything or anyway that the fluid could be coming from a leaking hydro connection for the FEL or something. If not I recall reading a thread on this site that goes into the changing of front end seals. It didn't seem to involved and used rtv to renew the seals. If all else fails you might want to call Union and see if they have a kit to fix the leaking seals for your machine. Good luck.

 

[Baby Grand]

It seems odd that both seals would start leaking at the same time. Makes me wonder if the first warm, sunny day after a long, cold winter caused some moisture in the axle to expand and push some oil past the seals? Also, I believe the Kubota front axles come filled with UDT or UDT2 or Super UDT. If it continues to leak, I'd recommend you drain the front axle & refill with the grade of gear oil recommend in your manual. The gear oil is a little thicker and less likely to weep past the seals.