Wade Lippman
12-08-2014, 11:13 PM
My 15" Grizzly is about a year old, but hasn't seen much use. A month ago I noticed some oil on the ground next to it. I asked here what was going on. People said it was probably either a bad gasket or a loose plug. Fortunately someone asked if I had changed the oil, and I hadn't. So I changed the oil.
In the last couple weeks it continued to leak. Not much maybe a teaspoon. I am pretty sure it isn't the plug because I wrapped a bunch of teflon tap around the plug and got it in tight; and the drip seems to be on the other side.
There is a bolt near the bottom keeping the the gearcase cover on. I was able to tighten it a half turn without too much effort. I don't think it has leaked in the last two weeks. Is it fixed? There is another bolt near the top that I can't really access without taking the gear cover off. If it isn't leaking, can I let that go until the next oil change.
A picture of it is below. You can see an oil drip that hasn't gotten big enough to fall on the lower left corner. The bolt I tightened is the only one in the picture.
http://i543.photobucket.com/albums/gg478/Toller/planer_zps3eb25ef1.jpg
In the last couple weeks it continued to leak. Not much maybe a teaspoon. I am pretty sure it isn't the plug because I wrapped a bunch of teflon tap around the plug and got it in tight; and the drip seems to be on the other side.
There is a bolt near the bottom keeping the the gearcase cover on. I was able to tighten it a half turn without too much effort. I don't think it has leaked in the last two weeks. Is it fixed? There is another bolt near the top that I can't really access without taking the gear cover off. If it isn't leaking, can I let that go until the next oil change.
A picture of it is below. You can see an oil drip that hasn't gotten big enough to fall on the lower left corner. The bolt I tightened is the only one in the picture.
http://i543.photobucket.com/albums/gg478/Toller/planer_zps3eb25ef1.jpg