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    BX2200 steering freewheeling

    Well, it did turn out to be the O-ring on the shaft (piston) of the steering cylinder. I bought the kit through Kubota, which was about $48 after I paid shipping to my local dealer. The seals on the ends of my cylinder looked fine and weren't leaking fluid so I didn't change them. All I did was...
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    BX2200 steering freewheeling

    I haven't checked the O-rings in the cylinder, but I have a hard time accepting that an o-ring could go from working fine to bypassing all the oil the steering pump can put out, with no apparent force at all. If I turn the wheel back and forth constantly, I can keep the steering working. If I...
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    BX2200 steering freewheeling

    It has 1500 hours on it. I did check the fluid level and it is OK. Can you answer my question about the hydraulic system having negative pressure at any point such that it would suck air and entrain it into the fluid stream?
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    BX2200 steering freewheeling

    My BX2200 occasionally seems like it gets an air lock in the steering and I can spin the steering wheel freely. It's most likely to do this when trying to go straight. If I constantly turn back and forth, it seems to prevent it. This acts to me like air is getting into the control unit. Once...