Posted 2/15/2016 20:51 (#5114331 - in reply to #5114219) Subject: RE: JD 4240 S load control shaft seals and bushings
Illinois
That's what mine did also. John Deere had a bad batch of seals. They were fine during use but afterwards they began to leak when sitting. I have seen others post about this it happened to quite a few people.
I hope someone will chime in on which kind of color of seal is the correct one.