Yanmar F15D
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- May 14, 2024
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- Tractor
- Yanmar F15D Forte
While I was replacing my axle seal on my F15D, the tiller sprung a leak.
I replaced seals on both sides, and both sides the seals were in horrible condition. They were shredded. The bearing on the right side was shot, too. I updated the bearing with an 2RS series to help prevent the elements from seeping in and ruining it again. This is more of me sharing but I was also curious if anyone has ever added a zerk fitting (grease fitting) to the cap piece (circled in yellow) as I could see it being extremely helpful in maintain that side of the tiller.
Also, due to time restraints I applied Permatex Ultra Black RTV gasket maker on both parts where a gasket usually goes. Am I going to regret this decision? Most of the parts are OEM Yanmar parts but the gaskets would take a week to get here and cost about nearly 3 times the Permatex.
I replaced seals on both sides, and both sides the seals were in horrible condition. They were shredded. The bearing on the right side was shot, too. I updated the bearing with an 2RS series to help prevent the elements from seeping in and ruining it again. This is more of me sharing but I was also curious if anyone has ever added a zerk fitting (grease fitting) to the cap piece (circled in yellow) as I could see it being extremely helpful in maintain that side of the tiller.
Also, due to time restraints I applied Permatex Ultra Black RTV gasket maker on both parts where a gasket usually goes. Am I going to regret this decision? Most of the parts are OEM Yanmar parts but the gaskets would take a week to get here and cost about nearly 3 times the Permatex.