Oil pan gasket replacement
 

Looking for confirmation on how to replace the oil pan gasket on a 1968 K301 short block which has developed a leak. This is on a CC 125. I am not seeing a way to replace the gasket without pulling the engine....is that correct ??? ...or is there some workaround? Thank you for any input....michael

There might be a way to do it but I am sure it would be more work then
just pulling the engine. It really isn't that big a job on these machines.
It also gives a person a chance to clean lots of years of crud up.
Is it possible the leak is coming from somewhere else and running down
to the pan?

Ken

Yes, you will have to pull the motor out, the oil pan is bolted to the tractor frame. It’s not really as hard as it looks. Take out the 4 mounting bolts, 2 are above the axle, so you will have to jack up the front of the tractor and let the axle pivot down to get at them. Remove the gas tank, disconnect the choke and throttle cables, and a couple wires, then slide the engine forward a couple inches to disconnect the driveshaft and lift it out.

Thanks for the input...I used flour to locate the leak but with an engine with that many years it is entirely possible to have leaks elsewhere to pulling the engine would probably be beneficial...thanks again....

pull motor 40 min. to hour. diffenitly clean all crud on motor & frame. if you have x perience. tap out a new gasket or sponsers can help you there. Put a rule across oil pan see how even it is. maybe some filing. check oil pan holes in frame for stress cracks. might as well look at clutch since motor is out. sorry after you do a couple comes routine. Better than should of, would of, could of.

oopps sorry its an automatic as far as clutch.