Hello to all. Greetings from North/Central Minnesota. The lake I live on froze completely over 2 nights ago. New to the forum but have lurked for a while. Lots of great information here!
Having an issue with my loader curl function. Found a previous thread that addresses this issue, but I've not been able to identify any broken/worn parts. Usually there's a sense of relief when you start taking stuff apart and see the broken part because you think, OK, that's the issue..... Not this time
I removed the block and rod end, but the threads are good and everything seems intact.
What's happening is that when the Loader lever is moved, the flat rod attached to the valve that has a ring on the end (which the rod in question attaches to) will gradually slide off the pin mounted to the bottom of the box. For some reason that flat rod has lots of sideways play which is allowing is to come off the pin. Could the groove that the flat rod sits in have gotten worn so that it's too wide?
The first pic shows the flat rod where the ring end is about to come off the pin. The second pic shows the other end of the flat rod where it attaches to the valve and sits in the groove. I've tried wedging a small stick in that groove (pic2)to remove some of the slack and it helps but eventually the stick comes out from the movement. I'm not scared to replace parts and have had it apart and together 3 times now trying different things (shortening and lengthening the rod (part #030 from the diagrams of previous post), but I'm not sure what to replace.... Any and all ideas appreciated! Stay Warm!
Having an issue with my loader curl function. Found a previous thread that addresses this issue, but I've not been able to identify any broken/worn parts. Usually there's a sense of relief when you start taking stuff apart and see the broken part because you think, OK, that's the issue..... Not this time
I removed the block and rod end, but the threads are good and everything seems intact.
What's happening is that when the Loader lever is moved, the flat rod attached to the valve that has a ring on the end (which the rod in question attaches to) will gradually slide off the pin mounted to the bottom of the box. For some reason that flat rod has lots of sideways play which is allowing is to come off the pin. Could the groove that the flat rod sits in have gotten worn so that it's too wide?
The first pic shows the flat rod where the ring end is about to come off the pin. The second pic shows the other end of the flat rod where it attaches to the valve and sits in the groove. I've tried wedging a small stick in that groove (pic2)to remove some of the slack and it helps but eventually the stick comes out from the movement. I'm not scared to replace parts and have had it apart and together 3 times now trying different things (shortening and lengthening the rod (part #030 from the diagrams of previous post), but I'm not sure what to replace.... Any and all ideas appreciated! Stay Warm!
