[mick]

Hi there do you any fine folk know how to change the oil seals at the drive axle were the tines fit on a 7hp merry tiller titan gt ,some one  said that they are double lipped ,any advise greatfully appreciated, Mick

[Gwiz]

hi mick, did you get the pm?
hope it helped.

[mick]

Thanx gwis, i have had a brief look and theres a large circlip one on each side and behind the circlip is metal do you know if the oil seal is a shielded one or is it just a large washer and are the seals accessible from the outside? thanks. Mick

[Gwiz]

if you remove the circlip, i think you may find the metal you mention is a large washer. this is to protect the oil seal from dirt ingress. pop that out, sometimes a magnet can help, and you should see the oil seal. these are inset. slide a small screwdriver down between the drive axle and the seal and gently prize out the seal.
fitting the new seal should be done using a "drift" this will be a metal tube with a diameter the same as the outside diameter of the seal.the inside diameter of the drift should be slightly larger than the axle, and long enough to go completely over the axle shaft. you tap the end of the shaft with the hammer GENTLY to bed in the seal to the inset.
does that make sence to you?
if not i will try to describe it a bit better.
all the best.

[mick]

Well  thankyou very much you have been so helpful,i will try and locate some seals and get it done.