350 crawer lost power to finals

[gerald]

I was on top of a small mt pushing with the bucket , for no reason I lost 50 % of the grunt and it went to squeeling and slipping. I got it down from the mt. All the oils where good. I found clean oil dripping from a weep hoe under the tractor at rear of the engine. Would that be oil from the reverser transmission soaking the engine clutch ? I removed the floor boards and there is no way to change them out, that could be a big job. Im hopening the the noise is coming from the steering clutches . Any Ideas would help. Gerald

[KenP]

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[Tigerhaze]

I found clean oil dripping from a weep hoe under the tractor at rear of the engine. Im hopening the the noise is coming from the steering clutches . Any Ideas would help. Gerald

Hi Gerald- I am not as familiar with the 350 series crawlers as others, but on the dry steering clutch machines there is usually a plug under each steering clutch housing that can be used to drain the housing if it becomes submerged. Oftentimes the plugs are removed and nopt put back, which then looks like a weep hole. If you are getting oil dripping from the housing, then it is likely that you have a worn seal that is allowing fluid to drip into the clutch housing from the finals or the pinion. Fluid in the housing could also cause the brake bands to squeal when engaged or to cause the fiber discs in the steering clutch to slip.

If this is the case, you will likely need to replace the steering clutch discs as well as fix the seal that is leaking, because generally oil soaked discs cannot be reliably restored without the potential for future slippage when they get hot and weep oil.