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dirtydan
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 gator tail clutch leak my clutch is leaking fluid from the seal located behind the clutch on the back side of the reservoir. i think i will change the fluid to a heavy weight oil, clean it up, and run it. if this doesn't work, any ideas how hard that is to take apart?
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ibfishinb
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Re: gator tail clutch leak Not very difficult if you have turned a wrench before.
If you have to run to Home Depot to buy tools... better to call a professional.
I installed a new seal about 12 months ago and now use a heavier oil.
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treyterr567
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Re: gator tail clutch leak My old motor used to do it. They said nothing to worry about just put some heavier oil in. They said they have ran those things dry for 200 hours with no issues, just looks bad when oil is leaking from your $9,000 motor  used to drive me nuts
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LB200
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Re: gator tail clutch leak Go to a heavy gear oil and set the bottom screw at 9 o'clock at the highest. It doesn't take much oil at all
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Russ
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Location: West Monroe, LA
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Re: gator tail clutch leak 9 o clock? That makes it horizontal. Pretty sure it's 10 or 2 for the top one.
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cb5331
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Re: gator tail clutch leak The clutch has fluid in it? 
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dirtydan
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Re: gator tail clutch leak thanks for the input. i called gator tail and they said to make sure i didn't overfill it first, so i cleaned it up and refilled with exactly 1 ounce. ill try it out this weekend. they did give some instruction on how to change the seal if need be. ill check back in after my weekend trek.
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Russ
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Re: gator tail clutch leak The planetary. You know what he meant. Lmao
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MaXXis85
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Re: gator tail clutch leak
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HOTSAUCE170
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Re: gator tail clutch leak
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HOTSAUCE170
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Re: gator tail clutch leak
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I named my boat RIANNA cause it gets beat up all the time
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ibfishinb
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Re: gator tail clutch leak I just assumed he meant the planetary when he mentioned oil leak. Maxxis... post up a video of servicing clutch oil  Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk
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Russ
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CypressCritter
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Re: gator tail clutch leak
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redfisher3
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Re: gator tail clutch leak What weight oil yall using in there? I started out with 10w30, that leaked. then I went to gear oil, that is leaking as well...
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CypressCritter
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Re: gator tail clutch leak I have always used 30w, but mine has not started to leak yet(300 hrs.). When it does?
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redfisher3
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Re: gator tail clutch leak I've got 110hrs on mine, been leaking for about 40hrs. Doesn't effect performance ( I don't think), but I don't know if it's wearing things our prematurely. Also annoying having oil all over the place.
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Roostertail3
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Re: gator tail clutch leak Have them send you a new seal. Mine leaked after 17 hours, called and had a new seal shipped covered under warranty and removed the seal. It took about 45 min from start to finish to replace so it's a really easy fix.
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redfisher3
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Re: gator tail clutch leak Just called and got a seal shipped. Whats involved in replacing it, Ive never taken the planetary or transmission as they call it apart.
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