1512 main oil seal

[bpientka]

As I mentioned here are a few additional photos. After spending sometime cleaning the old gaskets off here is what everything looked like.

The alum plate that hold the shaft seal mounts to both the block and the bearing on the shaft. Cleaning of the block was pretty easy but that bearing was a pain. I had to put one of the bolts I removed back into the bearing so I could hold the bearing in place while trying to remove the gasket.

Due to the hole pattern the gaskets can only go on one way.

 

[bpientka]

The seals have been replaced. I torqued the 16 bolts to the proper specs in the service manual (7.23-8.32 ft-lbs). You will also notice the engine mounting bolts are removed. I had to lift the engine slightly to get the PTO clutch completely off the shaft.

 

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Flywheel back on. After cleaning you can actually see that back plate is blue. Before putting the back plate completely on (no bolts on it) I installed the starter and its lower mounting bolt. I installed the flywheel back on. The hole pattern only allows the flywheel to go on one way. I torqued the flywheel bolts to spec (39.8-43.4 ft-lbs) I had to lock the flywheel in place with a pry bar to keep the engine from turning.

 

[bpientka]

After the install I made sure to fill the coolant and check the oil. After a few minutes test run (no leaks!!!) I shut the engine off and did a oil and filter change. Let the engine cool and topped off the coolant. Put the sheet metal back on and hauled some fire wood. After 1/2 hour of use (up and down slopes) I checked again and no leaks.

 

[bpientka]

While putting the sheet metal back on I notices some space between the pto clutch and the metal bracket that holds the clutch in place (right of yellow arrow). The metal bracket has mounting holes that allow some adjustment. My question is how much space should be between the clutch and the metal bracket?

 

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Bernie Pientka

There are three points where a feeler gauge is used to set the clutch on your PTO.where your arrow points is where the spring sets the tension or clearance for the PTO.use a gauge and don`t fret about it. the PTO will work great if the magnet for the clutch is set to spec.look at the arrow and you will see where to slide your gauge . I think 10 th will work ok, I could be wrong it is years since I set mine

 

[bpientka]

Sorry but I was actually talking about the metal bracket that holds the clutch from spinning. I have attached a better picture. The metal plate has a V shape notch out of it and you can slide it closer to farther away from the clutch. I labeled the bracket on this picture. Currently I have maybe a 1/16 of an inch between the bracket and clutch. I am just unsure how close it should be.