[Sawdust]

I have had my deck in storage since December. Been in the shed a few times since then and no issues. Went in today to find this on the floor.

My deck is a 54D

seems the cap is maybe like a pressure relief valve?

 

[XSKIER]

Yep. That is the vent. Continue on.

 

[dieselshadow]

No big deal

That's the vent cap for the gearbox. Without that, the temperature increase during operation would cause oil to blow out past the seals. When it cools, the vacuum created would pull moisture in. So that little guy is doing it's job, but it wasn't designed to hold the oil back in the gearbox when it's side and under the oil level. Wipe it up and call it a day.:good2: Maybe before it's next winter storage, replace it with a pipe plug with a tag on it saying "remove before mowing."

 

[Kennyd]

My deck has spent the last 7 or so years on it's side and I have never seen a drop from it.

 

[ChrisR]

My deck has spent the last 7 or so years on it's side and I have never seen a drop from it.

Same here.

 

[dieselshadow]

Maybe you don't have any oil to leak out. :lol:


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[KHOP]

Oil leak

I installed my mmm today and did alot of mowing. I was concerned about the too hot to touch gear box on the mower. Over a half hour after mowing the box was still around 135 F. I removed the side plug and found the gear box full right up to the bottom of the side plug. For now, I am going to leave it as is and after mowing again I will recheck the temp of the gear box. I stored my mmm upright for atleast 2 months, and no sign of a leak.
KHOP

 

[dieselshadow]

Mine was too hot to touch after mowing too. I inquired about this last fall and was told it was normal. Oil level was good, just like yours.


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