Alamo MACHETE Product Service Manual page 175

POSSIBLE FAILURE / CAUSE & SOLUTION
Spindle Leaking at Relief Plug:
CAUSE:
Relief Fitting Installed in Wrong Hole?
SOLUTION:
1. First Determine what is leaking, Spindle Oil or Hydraulic Oil, If it is Spindle Oil
continue, If it is Hydraulic Oil See Motor Seal Leaking.
2. Sometimes the Fill Plug (Grease Fitting on Spindles that are filled with
Grease) and the Relief Fitting are installed in the wrong Holes. The relief Fitting
should be in the Upper Hole (Hole closest to the Motor) if there are 2 holes.
Note: There were changes made to Spindle in 1996 to add another Hole near the
top of the Housing (above Oil Level) for the Relief Fitting to be installed, a Plug
was installed into the lower hole where the relief/fill plug was installed as the early
spindle only had the one hole. Spindle should always be installed with Pressure
and Fill Plugs pointing away from Tractor.
CAUSE:
Spindle Overfilled?
SOLUTION:
Continue running (Only continue to Run if sure Leak is because Spindle is Over
Filled) and clean up the mess until the leakage stops or remove some of the
lubricant with possibly a suction gun,
Spindle Over Heating:
considered within tolerance range and is not considered over heating, DON'T
Check for over heating with the touch of your Hand, The Temperature is to high
and will burn you.
CAUSE:
Low Oil Level in Spindle?
SOLUTION:
Find causes of Low Oil Level and correct it. If Spindle was run Low Lubricant it
is likely to be Bearing Damage from lack of Lubricant. The Spindle should be
dis-assembled, Inspected and reassembled replacing any damaged parts.
Always use New Seals.
CAUSE:
Excessive Bearing Pre-load? (Bearings to Tight)
SOLUTION:
Bearing need to be removed and inspected for damage from running too tight.
Rebuild Spindle replacing Parts as required, Always replace with new Seal.
Set Bearing Pre-Load and Lock Adjusting and Locking Nut down as instructed
in Spindle repair section to correct Specifications, always double check to make
sure Nuts are Locked in place.
CAUSE:
Bolts Holding Blade Bar to Spindle replaced and New Bolts to Long?
SOLUTION:
Check that Blade Bar Retaining Bolts are not to Long to cause them to bottom
out and jam through Spindle damaging Shaft. Always make sure same Length
Bolts are installed that came Out. If to long of Bolts have been installed in
Spindle, it will have to be rebuilt.
Machete (Service Manual) 04/04
© 2004 Alamo Group Inc.
Spindle will operate up to 200 F. which is
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