Transmission leak

[Laserbeans]

Hello everyone, thanks for all the great posts.
I have a leak in the transmission fluid (found by adding u.v. dye)
Any thoughts? Should there be nuts on these bolts?

 

[Armyaviatr]

My guess is the front seal on your transmission is leaking. There should be a drain plug on the bottom there, (Your pictures make it hard to see the details) I would remove that drain plug to see if that housing is full of UDT2. And no, those bolts thread into the engine, so no need for nuts.

 

[BiffNH]

How old is your machine? Certainly looks like the leak is right there.

 

[Laserbeans]

thanks for that info, it is a 2004 rtv 900, had it for a couple of months now, there is 940 hours on it. The only fix i can figure out is dropping the engine to remove that gasket?

 

[Laserbeans]

i pulled that plug a month ago and it was full of nice clean fluid, replaced all the filters, and fluids.
will check again, dipstick looks fine though

 

[Armyaviatr]

That is unfortunate. The work shop manual calls for removing the engine and transmission together. Here is a copy of the Work Shop Manual (WSM) https://www.kubotabooks.com/AutoIndex/index.php?dir=Utility Vehicles/

 

[Laserbeans]

Ugh thanks