dstig1
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- Kubota L5240 HSTC, JD X738 Mower, (Kubota L3130 HST - sold)
We got my MIL's old Troy Bilt Tuffy after she passed a few years back and I am getting around to dealing with it now. Carb needs help, no surprise, so will probably just replace. But here is the main question. All gear oil leaked out due to a couple bad seals on the wheel and tine axles. I have pulled those 4 seals (wasn't easy) and find that the shafts are scored in spots (one each). Replacement shaft seems possible on wheels but for $100 and the tine shaft I am unsure as there is some sort of "kit" for a whopping $300 but no idea what is in it as they give no details on the supplier sites I have looked on. By the time I replace both of those shafts, seals and a carb I might as well buy new with how much it will cost.
If I just clean these up with emery cloth does it have any chance of sealing again? I'm guessing poeple will want pics to really know so I will go grab some here shortly and post those up. At least one spot had a pretty decent gouge in it. Any methods to fill that will work and not destroy the shafts? I could try TIG build-up but always worry about warp with welding on a shaft.
If I just clean these up with emery cloth does it have any chance of sealing again? I'm guessing poeple will want pics to really know so I will go grab some here shortly and post those up. At least one spot had a pretty decent gouge in it. Any methods to fill that will work and not destroy the shafts? I could try TIG build-up but always worry about warp with welding on a shaft.