LCA078
Senior Member
serial number 80H4852. pedal steer with wet steering clutches and 3304 engine.
When I got my 'new to me' 941B home a couple weeks ago, I realized during my hasty inspection at the auction yard that I did not check the dipstick for the bevel/steering clutches. I only saw the torque converter/transmission dipstick under the small floor inspection plate near right pedal and the oil was very clear and at the full mark. Once home I found the 'other' dipstick and discovered milky oil. When I went to check the final drive oil levels, the right side overflowed with milky oil (very, very watery!) while the left side was low but contained no water. My guess water got into the bevel gear/steering clutch case and the seal between that and the right final drive is shot so water also migrated into the right final drive. After reading my service manuals, I can't figure out how water got in there? I see where there is an engine oil cooler and a transmission/torque converter oil cooler where water can get those but I can't find any mention of a oil cooler for bevel gear/steer clutch section. Where could the water come from? I'd like to find the issue before I drain and fill with a few hundred bucks of Cat TDTO, otherwise, I'll probably have to drain/fill again soon. Here's the bevel gear/steering clutch oil:
When I got my 'new to me' 941B home a couple weeks ago, I realized during my hasty inspection at the auction yard that I did not check the dipstick for the bevel/steering clutches. I only saw the torque converter/transmission dipstick under the small floor inspection plate near right pedal and the oil was very clear and at the full mark. Once home I found the 'other' dipstick and discovered milky oil. When I went to check the final drive oil levels, the right side overflowed with milky oil (very, very watery!) while the left side was low but contained no water. My guess water got into the bevel gear/steering clutch case and the seal between that and the right final drive is shot so water also migrated into the right final drive. After reading my service manuals, I can't figure out how water got in there? I see where there is an engine oil cooler and a transmission/torque converter oil cooler where water can get those but I can't find any mention of a oil cooler for bevel gear/steer clutch section. Where could the water come from? I'd like to find the issue before I drain and fill with a few hundred bucks of Cat TDTO, otherwise, I'll probably have to drain/fill again soon. Here's the bevel gear/steering clutch oil: