The lower oil seal on my 22hp B&S V-Twin has been leaking for 3-4 years now. I've been parking it over a pan and topping off as needed but now it's leaking enough that it's noticeably smoking from oil being flung onto the muffler and manifold, and right after I shut it off it drips 2-3 ounces of hot oil before it cools down.
I have been told it's possible to stand the mower up vertically and replace the seal by running a couple of self-tapping screws into the old one and pulling it out. That would save both the trouble of removing the engine and also the cost of replacing the crankcase gasket.
Anybody here ever tried this? I think I'm willing to give it a go because if I screw it up I'm really no worse off than I would have been anyway.
I have been told it's possible to stand the mower up vertically and replace the seal by running a couple of self-tapping screws into the old one and pulling it out. That would save both the trouble of removing the engine and also the cost of replacing the crankcase gasket.
Anybody here ever tried this? I think I'm willing to give it a go because if I screw it up I'm really no worse off than I would have been anyway.