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WWV NATIVE replied to the thread RCK60-24B Gearbox Pinion.That’s kinda what I was thinking. Thanks. 🙏
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WThat's just a cast surface, nothing to worry about.
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WI just completed a long overdue refresh of my mower deck. I replaced the top seal on the gearbox and noticed pitting on the pinion...
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WWV NATIVE reacted to Runs With Scissors's post in the thread Hydraulic fluid dipstick question with
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Although it's not entirely germane to the conversation, it's similar. There are some vehicles where you have to pull the filter BEFORE... -
WMy method for a dip stick is always a double pull. I pull, wipe, insert, pull, check level.
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WIt’s not hard to understand…when you consider the change-in-design of dipsticks. In earlier designs it was simply a metal blade with a...
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WThe only explanation I have is that despite the vent there is a small vacuum/pressure somewhere preventing the oil to flow back into the...
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WIt’s not unique to your Kubota. It is also common on Yamaha outboards. It’s due to a trapped air-bubble that escapes when the...
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Wnever knew this was a thing ive always pulled the stick wiped it then put it back in to get the reading.
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WHey! At least you don't gotta wipe the dipstick off first, just pull it out, confirm it's clean and dry, re-insert and check again ...
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WPut your finger on one end of a straw. Put the open end of the straw in a glass of water. Note how far the water goes up into the straw...
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WThe o-ring seals near the top of the dipstick prevent the transmission fluid from filling the dipstick tube from below. The o-rings...
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WVery true, but I'd still like to see the physics of why this happens:unsure:
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WIf at any time the dip stick shows a higher reading then other times go by the highest reading. No matter the physics involved, the...
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WBe interesting to pull the dipstick out just enough to let air in and wait a bit before pulling it out all the way to see if the oil...
