Kubota BX- Replacing Front Axle Seals (How-To/Step-By-Step) -Leaking Axle Seal!!
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- #KubotaBX #Axle -Replacing the front Pivot Axle Seal/Seals on my Kubota BX. Showing Step By Step How To replace your front axle seals on a Kubota BX Sub Compact Tractor **Complete Job!!** (Step-By-Step, DIY, How-To, type video)
ALSO- Dropping off a load of logs/firewood to a customer and picking up a lawn mower that needs repairs.- #Seal #Leak
#BiffsEquipment
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Your how to videos are some of the best on TH-cam. Your mechanical abilities really show when you put extra focus on the most challenging aspects of a project to help people get through the toughest parts. Great video as always!
Thanks Jimmy I really appreciate it! Thanks for always being a big supporter of my work and my channel, subscribers like you are why I do my best to keep it going! 👍🏻
Thank you for posting the video for the leaky front axel seal on the Kubota bx I took it in the last time and had it done about $800.00 later, it was a big savings, it guided me through the whole process
Awesome man! Glad I could help you out and help save you some money. That’s what it’s all about 👍🏻
Great job Biff. For someone who works their tractor as hard as you do, there wasn't a spec of dirt on the inside of your rims when you took them off. Your tractor is always shiny and new looking. I can't find the time to wash mine, talk about a full detail cleaning like yours is. 👍👍👍
Agreed, he takes really good care of his stuff
Haha thanks man, I try to keep her lookin nice if I can. When I wash it I usually use simple green in my pressure washer then let it soak for a bit and wash it off and it goes a really good job. Glad you enjoyed the video!
That was another super video that will help out so many people. I will be replacing the seals on my bx the next time I change all of the filters and fluids as per maintenance schedule. Your video has given me great insight on how and what to do. I really appreciate it!
Awesome Paul glad I could help! You’ll have to let me know how it goes once you do end up doing it, long as you take your time and follow these steps you shouldn’t have any issues 👍🏻
Thank you so much for all videos on the Kubota BX Tractor. Especially this video I just got through replacing my front axle seals on my Kubota BX25D Tractor I could not have done it without your helpful video.
I have been meaning to thank you for some time for posting this video. I have a BX2360 that I bought new in 2012. Last fall it developed a leak in the left front axle seal. I watched a few videos on replacing the front axle seals on BX tractors and found yours to be the best. A lot of the videos skip steps during the disassembly and reassembly process and I was a little apprehensive about doing the job. However yours showed every step and after watching your video multiple times I was able to do the job successfully early this past spring. Thanks again! Great job on the video.
Awesome man I’m glad to hear it! I agree many people who make these types of videos always seem to leave out the biggest or most important steps and often they do it cuz it’s hard to record or maybe they are just unsure of how to do it properly themselves so they leave it out but I try to show every single step so anyone following along can do the same job themself. I appericate the comment 👍🏻
Great job of the repair and explaining it. I have a 2680 and don't need this info right now but I'm sure I will later.Thanks
Biff thanks great information
God Bless All
PaK
Awesome video! I’ll be tackling this on my tractor soon..
I have watched a few videos on this subject but this video is by far the best. Very well explained and great camera work. Excellent job. I'll be tackling the same job in a couple of weeks. Thank you.
Thanks paddy I really appreciate it, that’s what I like to hear.. it takes a TON of work making videos like these and making sure not to kiss a single step so people can easily follow along for their first time. I enjoy giving back to the same community that’s helped me so much over the years also. Thanks for watching and I’m sure you’ll do a fine repair!
Thanks for another awesome video really appreciate it doesn't look all to hard to do save me some money down the road.
Awesome how-to video. I actually think I could replace my seals now.
Awesome! Hopefully it helps you out, once you do one side the other will be even easier, after I finished this video I did the other side complete start to finish in less than 45 min
That was a great video! Thanks for showing your tools and all of the details. I feel like I might be able to do this after watching your video.
Great to hear man, no problem I think you’ll be fine if you watch my video step by step as you do it.. driving the seals on and removing and installing the snap rings are the hardest part but if you do what I did you shouldn’t have any problems.. the seals drive in quite easily
Nice documentation. My machine isn't ready for this, but this is one of those things that eventually fails on them all. I feel better knowing what's involved. I really appreciate the balance you have between doing it right and not buying special tools that the book/pros tell you that you need. Most guys are willing to buy a $15 exhaust piece for a single job, but I imagine Kubota sells a special seal installation tool for $100 or so and that would deter a lot of folks. Nice job!
Thanks man! Yep at some point everyone is gonna need to do this Job sooner or later and then harder you work your front end the sooner you’ll be doing it, I only have 850 hours on my machine which honestly isn’t bad considering how hard iv worked it over the years. I feel the need seals are better than original now and with the fresh oil I hope it lasts a long time now. I was able to do the other side in less than 45 min so it was def quicker the second time around. Thanks for watching 👍🏻
As always, a lot of info we need in the future, we appreciate you man!!!
Thanks buddy I appreciate it!
Very well done, I was thinking about bringing mine to the shop, not now. With your video I got this.
Awesome man I’m Glad to hear that! It always feels good when you can save a bunch of money! It’s really not too difficult if you follow my steps I think you’ll be set. Lmk how you make out!
As always another awesome video Mike! When I need to do mine I will revisit this video. Thanks again brother
Thanks man! I hope it helps you out when you get ready to do your own, I tried to be as detailed and show as many good shots with the camera as I could. Hopefully this video helps out a bunch of people. Thanks for watching!
Excellent video Biff!
Thankfully our BX23s is ok right now, but i`m sure one day we may have to do this.
This video really shined the light on it in how to do it for many folks. I already know how to do it, but this is a great refresher video, even for me!
Thanks Larry! I agree even myself I will often refer back to an older video just to refresh myself before a bigger job, never hurts to refresh your memory right before you get into something. Thanks for watching 👍🏻
What a great video! Love how detailed you are and learned a lot.
Thanks man I appreciate it! Glad it could help, once you get one side done you’ll be able to do the second side much easier 👍🏻
As always a great informative video. Thanks
Thanks Bob!
Getting ready to do mine, great video. Thanks
Sure thing! Let me know how it goes, long as you follow the same steps I took you should be good, I still have yet to have anymore leaks, the seals have been doing great 👍🏻
Thanks so much for that video ! You did a great job and it helped me a great deal.
Awesome Steve I’m glad to hear that! Hopefully you won’t have to worry about your seals leaking for a long time now. I know mine have been great ever since, they don’t leak a drop! Stay safe!
Excellent video. Thank you
Thanks Brice, sure thing!
Always a great job.
Thanks Dan! Hope this video has helped many people’
Wonderful video well-informed thank you very much
Absolutely! Making videos like these rakes a lot of time and effort but when I know it’s helping people it makes all the hard work worth it. I’m glad I could help!
Very professional experience
Thanks man, hope it helped!
Awesome, thanks Biff.
Thanks Robert, happy to help!
Great video and tutorial, thanks for sharing. God Bless
Thanks buddy, god bless!
Nice job thanks
Thanks for the info
Sure thing buddy, hope you been doing well!
You make it look easy but I know better. But your video's are a great help t all of us.
Haha thanks buddy! Yes def a lot more cussing and such off camera but obviously I can’t show that lol. It really wasn’t too bad of a job tho but that snap ring was the hardest.. I swore quite a bit getting that off and on lol
@@BiffsEquipment Thats for putting the human side to it, cause nothing seems to work as easy as you like.
Nice Job Mike.
Thanks Jason 👍🏻
Excellent video. Thanks ++++
Thanks Rick!
Awesome, thanks. I just saw my left front seal leaking a bit on my BX-25D.
Sure thing, hopefully this video helps you get your seals replaced. So far I havnt had a single issue or leak to date.. the new seals have been doing their job. Best of luck! 👍🏻
Good Job!
Thanks Jimmy!
Very informative video. I have to do the same job to my BX. Thanks
Sure thing buddy! I watch your channel as well! Glad I could help, hope your doing well 👍🏻
Got the axles seals replaced this Saturday. Job went well!
I love that machine gun hammer action
LOL
Nice Vid!
💥 Another amazing video! Your how to videos are the best! You have a talent that any manufacturer should be envious of.
*Keep on tractoring!* #ARITTERBITWILLDO
Thanks Jon! Hopefully it helps out lots of people 👍🏻
I have this exact problem, thanks for the very detailed video. Ordered the parts, but need that piece of exhaust pipe, how long is that exhaust pipe piece? Thanks
Great video. I love how much detail you go into. What size trailer do you have for moving your tractor?
Thankyou! Trailer is a 5x12”, i went into some detail talking about my trailer in the last video after I loaded the logs onto the trailer
I pull the dipstick and very slowly fill from the knuckle all the way up while spinning the tire then top off at dipstick. This method pushes the air up and out of the knuckle minimizing trapped air bubbles.
That’s a great idea also.. the main thing is to get the final drives full first cuz your right those are def the hardest to get bled. I got 4.5 quarts in mine and then another 1/8th a quart after I drove it around a bit. Now I need to give it a good workout and check back in a week haha.
That seems like a pretty easy repair, and from what I gather a quite common one at that.
I need to check the fluid level in the final drives on my BX2680, I didn't realize I had to check those separate yikes and I have 17 hours on it and have never checked them, I've pulled the dipstick out of the axle and filled it up a bit as it was a little low after a couple of hours of use.
Hey William your fine the dipstick will tell you your entire front axle level and when the dipstick is level so are the final drives where they need to be. I was saying that when filling draining and refilling your axle and final drives it’s much faster and more effective to fill each final drive first before filling it at the dipstick spot because it allows the oil to get down into the final drives much much quicker.. if you didn’t fill the final drives first you would prolly only be able to get a couple quarts in it, I was able to get 4.5 quarts in it right away by filling the final drives first.. it’s not necessary but saves you lots of time and aggravation getting all of the air out of the front axle.
@@BiffsEquipment Thanks, I checked the final drives this morning one side was right at the top the other one I had to add probably about 1/2 of a cup of fluid to....I'd rather check and fill than have a failure because I had no clue about those final drives....
Thanks for the video, looks like a pretty easy repair overall. Those snap rings are a pain no matter what you are working on LOL.
Great video very helpful and informative. Only one part I would suggest doing a little different. The installation of the upper seal should stay in with the assembly, lifting with the jack presses back in evenly.
Awesome video I have a leak in my BX23S and hoping to get at it when the weather gets warmer up here, I’m planning on putting the 80-90 gear oil in when I do it.
Damn yah it’s pretty common on these machines.. how many hours do you have? Mine had about 550 when I first noticed a touch of oil but by 800 hours it was a full blown leak. Since I did the deals and added the proper gear oil Iv had zero issues what so ever. Best of luck when you decide to tackle this!
@@BiffsEquipment Mine has 400 hours and I’m noticing dampness on the same side you show in the video, It still under warranty don’t know my options going to take a couple of pictures and show my dealer.
What was the torque on the final drive hub when you reinstalled?
Thanks
That's seal I'm replacing in a week. Both sides. Just a note here, these weren't the axle seals, these were the "bevel gear shaft" seals, what I would call a spindle. The axles have a different seal and we didn't actually see that. I'm replacing those also since I have it apart, as well as the pivot o-rings (since I had leaked some there previously). Never the less, I found this very helpful to set me up for success. Thank you!
Yes you are correct, there are like 3 different seals if I remember correctly, I think I replaced the final drive seals and the bevel gear shaft seals.. the actual axle seals usually last a very long time since they aren’t taking the brunt of the load.. the final drive seals were only replaced since i was in there.. once you’ve got the final drive apart you might as well jist swap the o-rings/seals for it while your in there for the extra $7 they cost or whatever. I’m glad my video helped and let me know how you make out! Trickiest part is prolly the fussy snap ring and having the perfect sized snap ring pliers to get it out and back in again 👍🏻
@@BiffsEquipment So mine is older than yours. Once we got it apart, we decided that we would leave the actual axle seals as they weren't leaking and there wasn't an obvious place to take them apart other than gear pullers. If I ever need it, I may just let the dealer do it. My final drive doesn't use an O-ring, it just uses Permatex, so we have to clean off those surfaces yet. And I have O-rings from the axle tube to the bevel gears above these spindle seals. I got those simply because I didn't quite understand how it all came apart. I also did both tie-rod ends and new O-ring and washers on the axle pivot. The pivot was easy. One end of the tie-rod was a real bear. 2 vice grips and a wrench to hold the cylinder shaft against the tie-rod screwed in the other end. Had to heat it a LOT and I hope the seal there didn't get fried. So, moving along, but not yet done. Even after watching your video, I wasn't prepared for that snap ring letting go of the whole hub casing like that.
FYI this is the exact same process for my Case DX24e, and would be the same more the NH TZ24da. Probably similar for any CUT portal style front axle.
I am having trouble getting the hub all the way back on. I can get it to where I can see the snap ring groove but not enough to get the ring on. Any ideas?
How much front axle fluid is required?
Can you please tell us how to replace the seal that is on the shaft that connects to the drive shaft for the front differential on a BX23d the original BX23 the seal number is 59700-45520 so if I am explaining where the seal is is confusing you can look up that part to see the diagram. It is deeper in so I don't see a way to pry it out without damaging the housing? Hopefully there is a tool or a regular trick that people use? Also I want to compliment you on the high quality help videos. Thanks for looking
Good video. I am wondering if they have the same setup on ck2610.
Thanks buddy! I am sure your tractor has a very similar setup.. every tractor is gonna have a final drive on the ends of the axle and a very similar way of tearing it apart or rebuilding it.. only thing that will really change is the bolt sizes, locations, and parts.. the procedure should be very similar tho. Best of luck!
I just did my rear axel seals on my BX2200 and next I'm doing these front pivot seals. Dealers charge way too much for me not to do this myself.
Great Video What was the Final Torque setting for the 6 hub bolts. Thank you.
To be honest I can’t remember now but just get them “good-n-tight” lol
@Biff's Equipment Thank you. Your video was the perfect tool to use do the seals. Saved me hundreds if not more. Local wanted $100hr or more plus parts and estimated 12 to 16 hrs. Found torque setting to be around 40#. My 2005 2230 does not have the O ring seal. Just a slight groove in the aluminum portion with the gears. Was all sealed with form a gasket originally. Cleaned it all up and putting it back together. Thanks again for the great video.
Would this process be pretty similar to an early ‘90s L series?
I would assume so, should be pretty darn close. If you go online and find a diagram or have the dealer print you out a diagram of how it comes apart.. if the peers and pieces all look Similar on the L series axle then it should be nearly identical. Best of luck!
Great video! How long did it take from start to finish (minus the filming) to replace the seal?
Hey thanks man, I would say If I wasn’t filming it prolly woulda took me 3 hours.. hard to tell now tho after the fact it coulda been a little less time or even a little more since I had to stop often and talk about what I was doing it’s hard to figure out just how much time I waisted when filming this. Id say to your average person, give yourself at least 4-8 hours specially if you don’t work on things regularly.. if your mechanically inclined like I am it could only take you 2-3 hours.. once you do one side and learn what all the steps are the other side goes quick 👍🏻
don't need to do that job but good job explaining.
Thanks man!
Make sure to inspect the knuckle hub for hair line cracks, I had a leak, replaced the seal and stil leaked.
Great comment, I forgot to mention this but I have heard it can happen. Mine thankfully was ok from what I could tell.. so far no more leaks 🤞
Just doing this on a BX25D also did wheel hub seals but but can’t get the spindle up all the way to install the snap ring, doesn’t seem to be the gear timing it seems to be the bearing under the new seal, anyway would like to hear if anybody else has had this issue, great video thanks!
Make sure the axle shaft is very clean that the bearing and seal are sliding up onto, sometimes you can take a rubber mallet and give it a few taps to get it in place. Your correct it prolly is the bearing that’s pinching on the shaft keeping you from going all the way up so just keep it really clean and use a bit of transmission oil around the bearing and shaft before trying again and give it a little bump with a rubber mallet and it should go right back up into place.
@@BiffsEquipment yes went back to it and in a minute it freely slid all the way up by hand? I guess the bearing was pinched, thanks for the video
I'm a bit late to the party here but I was wondering if it's OK to use the Lucas oil stabilizer with the Kubota UDT hydraulic oil in the gear case? My complements on the clear and complete video. Well done!
The ma Irvin I appericate it, as for your question I’m not sure, read the back of the bottle of Lucas and see if it says it’s ok to mix with hydraulic oil, that may be the one oil it won’t mix with nicely. I know the Lucas stabilizer is fully synthetic tho and I think on the back of the bottle it says something like “mixes with any oil” if it states that then you should be just fine.
The hard part is it’s gonna be tough to know how thick your making it by adding that and how much to add, I used Lucas gear oil to add to my regular gear oil and added 1 bottle I Belive but the Lucas gear oil is gonna have a differnt consustancy than the oil stabilizer. Hope this helps
@@BiffsEquipment I'll keep it simple and just go with the manufacturer's recommendation then. Thanks very much for your prompt replies. My BX80 has just over 600 hours.
Hey biff approx how many hours were on the machine when you did this repair?
I had approx 800 hours I believe.. 500 of them were extremely hard worked hours boarderline abusive hours tho lol
Do you ever deal with hydrolic leaks on your quik tact for your fel
No I don’t because even tho I have the 80 series loader I do not have the quick tach couplers on my machine. I have the standard pioneer couplers that the 70 series and lower tractors used and these don’t leak. If yours keeps leaking.. consider converting it back to the regular pioneer couplers cuz you are not alone in having that issue. It’s a well known issue that those newer flat face couplers on the new 80 series leak often. Best of luck!
Excellent, excellent job Mike, hopefully I don't have to do mine anytime soon, but if I do I know where to look... PS. check your email for Dany cab pics.
Thanks buddy, yah I got them I just havnt had a chance to open them yet, I’ll check them out and get back to you thanks!
How long did the seals last before they leaked? I was just servicing my 2020 bx last night and noticed a little grease or leaks coming from my left front seal.. I have an 106 hours on mine..
Hey bombidude how you been buddy! Your one of my original subscribers! I really appreciate that you stuck around and still watch my videos. My tractor had 850 hours on the original axle seals BUT they have been leaking for a long time.. prolly since the 400 mark cuz it def didn’t just happen yesterday.. I could tell it’s been leaking for years by the looks of it but only recently did it get much much worse. Let me know how you make out if you change them or not. I would first take the wheels off and clean your knuckles/axles up really good, make sure they are clean and dry then work the tractor hard for a few weeks or so and check back.. this is what I did to make sure mine were leaking, I cleaned them and a month later they were oil soaked again 👍🏻
@@BiffsEquipment Doing great thanks for asking.. I love your how to videos on the bx's.. I cleaned up the axles and spindles good and keeping an eye on them. I believe they should be under warranty still actually.. Looks to be pretty easy repair tho.
Did you ever find a hydraulic side link?
Hey James! No not yet, I havnt looked tho either, Iv been very very busy since I built my barn last summer and my barn is done now finally so I’m just catching up on some side work and then I’ll be getting back to my kubota bx, I plan to pick up a hydraulic side link this summer tho and once I do I’ll keep you guys posted with which one I go with 👍🏻
A man of many skills, good job buddy. Did you get a chance to check out my other toy ?
Thanks Rick! No I totally forgot man! I’ll check it out this morning when I get a minute 👍🏻
How many litters of hydrochloric that I put in front axle
Roughly 3.8 quarts of 80w-90
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Do you have any part numbers for these on Messicks?
I don’t but if you go on their website and search them they come right up with the part number and pricing. Let me know if you have trouble finding it
@@BiffsEquipment I found it!! Learned how to use their parts. View the illustrated pictures and you can add any part to your cart!
@@Skynd303 nice! Yah it’s a bit tricky at first but once you learn their site it’s super easy to find stuff
Do you think I can do it without snap ring pliers
No your def gonna need some snap ring pliers to get that snap ring out.. even with pliers it can be quite challenging. Putting it back on can be just as tough so I’d highly recommend a good pair. Best of luck!
Ok thank you
At How many hrs did u notice the leak? At how many hrs did u change the seals?
I noticed the leak around 450-550 hours.. by 700 hours it was leaking really badly and I wanna say I changed the seals around 750-800 hours
PS the tractor has almost 900 hours on it now and still hasn’t leaked a drop since this seal replacement 👍🏻
@@BiffsEquipment thanks. Mine has 1080hrs, just noticed the leak.
@@ThePetersmith77 nice, I’d say you got quite lucky!
Will these same parts fit my bx2680?
Yes they should.. as far as I know the axle on the 80 series are identical to the 70 series.. the only reason I’m not gonna say 100% for sure it’s the same is because Kubota (may) have made an update somewhere that’s small enough to affect the gaskets in some way but I highly doubt that’s the case. Best of luck, lmk how you make out!
Thanks, I ordered them from Messick's. Thanks for the video, looks like something I can attempt.
@@charlottethompson7389 awesome that’s where I got mine, best of luck lmk how you make out 👍🏻
Alright now do it to the 1220 cause I have to do the same thing on my 1220
It should be pretty much identical on the 1220, I changed the diff fluid on a 1520 and the front axle drains and even the final drives were all identical from what I remember 👍🏻
That snap ring is ridiculous! Hardest thing to do.
Haha it sure was! Specially when your trying to get it in film AS you do it! Haha. Hopefully you got yours back together tho! I havnt had a single issue since!
Any snap ring tricks...i cannot seem to get mine back on...your just clicked into place on the video.
Great tutorial!
Thanks for doing a detailed video on this repair. I have an 18 year old BX2230D which is used weekly and it has just started leaking enough to warrant changing the seals so I will be doing this soon.
I wonder if some of the jacking and beating, clamping, etc. I have read about is from trying to install both parts of the two part seal in the spindle in one operation without taking it apart first and installing the two parts separately as you showed.
On my tractor, the seal number is the same as your tractor (as are most of the other part numbers), but the parts list does not show the large o-ring around the Front Axle (what you call the final drive, which would be a more correct name IMO) and the housing is shaped differently, so for others with various aged BX's, I would recommend using the parts lookup/order pages from Messicks to make sure that before ordering parts you get the correct parts are needed or just order the o-rings from the part number showing in the video knowing they may not be needed.
Great video like always!
Awesome glad to hear it helped! I agree, always double check for the correct part numbers for your model. The part numbers I used will only work for a bx50 through bx 70 or 80 series.. anything older than a bx50 will likely require a few different part numbers as you stated. Thanks for the comment !
Have your brother paint the front weights orange for ya 🤪
And film it so we can see the fucker in a video 😝. Todd
Great job
Haha! We def need to get him on the channel! He just bought a new house so he’s been quite busy trying to move in, maybe I can get him on video sometime soon see how camera shy he is lol
@@BiffsEquipment ha , well maybe he needs something done their. We’re you in the military? Well super job as always. Your a natural teacher & speaker
@@toddcaskey9984 thanks buddy! No I was never in the military but I get asked that all the time but I assure you our military is made of much braver men than I! haha. God bless our troops specially the ones who recently perished in Afghanistan. I appreciate the compliments man, I’ll let my bro know you’d like to see him on the Channel! 👍🏻
@@BiffsEquipment I thought your boots looked military, when I was in the boots were black and green a long time ago
too much talk, its not rocket science