I have a BX2200 with a LA211 front loader with hard steering and very slow lift and bucket tilt functions. Slow to the point I have to let the unit warm up and then hold the lever down for about a minute to let loader lift only about 4 feet off the ground. PTO and driving seem fine. I have replaced the hydraulic filter, hydraulic oi, both kit, load check for lift up/ down, and bucket tilt functions. Also, I replaced the flow priority valve. The pressure to and through lever manifold to cylinders is 1754 psi. I did find the steering manifold is bad because the relief valve is not opening, and it was verified bad using the service manual because pressure out of steering manifold does not go down to around 1300 and stays at around 1700. Also, I cleaned the hydraulic suction strainer, pulled apart and cleaned lever manifold, blew out lines from pump to lever manifold and steering manifold. lastly, I blew out the line from steering manifold back to transmission. last i did try to make a shim for the pump relief out of a small washer and was able to bump the hydraulic pressure up to about 2000 psi and the functions where faster but still slower than normal so i removed the shim and set back to stock. I see the steering manifold is tied to the loader, but I am not fully understanding why 1 would affect the other because from the manual, it is still in normal operating range. Not sure where to go other than replacing the steering manifold but I would like to not have to if possible and just deal with it due to the fact they range from 600-900. Any help or Insite would be greatly appreciated.
BX2200 with LA211 Hard to steer, slow arm lift/lower and bucket functions.
- Thread starter samo6
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The priority valve prioritizes flow to the steering which then feeds the hydrostat. The loader and 3ph are secondary. You said you found the steering controller was bad based on your tests but i dont understand why you dont want to replace it? I have several good used steering controllers.