2019 850 PTO Crank seal leaking

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Has anybody lost a crank seal yet. Mine started to seriously leak at about 600 miles. Taking it in Wednesday for warranty. Does anybody know if it can be replaced without splitting the cases. Going to be missing some great riding this week. Peter

 

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Your dealer doesn't have a loaner/demo you can use? Definitely going to be a great week of riding in SW CO!

 

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My Dealer is RPM in Rifle, Co. He is a smaller dealer but fantastic. He has been awesome to work with and has always had my back. I think it is very hard for most dealers to have a loaner sled here in Colorado. Problem is the holiday tomorrow where everybody is closed. Would be sweet if dealers could be open 7 days a week but everybody deserves time off. Hoping for the best.

 

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Lake Powell said:

Has anybody lost a crank seal yet. Mine started to seriously leak at about 600 miles. Taking it in Wednesday for warranty. Does anybody know if it can be replaced without splitting the cases. Going to be missing some great riding this week. Peter

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No I dont think so. The PTO seal are just held in place by the cover plate afaik looking at the workshop manual.

 

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The older 800s could swap the seal with out splitting cases, I’m pretty sure.

The 850 “looks” similar so hopefully so.

 

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Dealer replaced seal. Easy to do. First seal ever for them. Was hard to tell if the seal was defective but crank was smooth. They got it done within the second day of having it. Great RPM of Rifle, CO

 

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My PTO seal is out as well. Sounds like this is a common problem. Can it be fixed without splitting the case's?

 

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My '19 has leak of clean looking injection oil. Is that the PTO seal possibly or something else?

 

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My PTO seal is out as well. Sounds like this is a common problem. Can it be fixed without splitting the case's?

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Yes. Very simple.

 

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My '19 has leak of clean looking injection oil. Is that the PTO seal possibly or something else?

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You will have to pull the clutch to verify the seal is leaking.

 

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Bbm my 19 was leaking oil from the pump or tank. Dealer replaced both of them. All good now!!

 

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On a Direct Injected motor - what are the tell-tale signs of a seal leaking?

You shouldn't be running lean.

So - are you leaking injection oil from the main bearing out of the case?



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Oil spraying from behind the clutch area. Mine is going in for a second seal.

 

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The folks that have the leaking PTO seal ,have you broken any drive belts prior to the leaking seal ?

 

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Not the first one. Second oil seal had one blown belt but no cords behind primary. Seal and cover look like new. Nothing has scraped or touched them.

 

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It isn't a crank seal, in that it just seals the crank bearings, not the combustion chamber. If you are finding bearing grease repeatedly leaking out, it's not the seal. Something is up w/ your clutches and/or crank. Blowing belts would be a likely culprit, as would extreme clutch heat.