Six year old LK2554 leaking hyd fluid out the top of the steering column. 300 hrs.
I mail-ordered the appropriate oil-seal, dust-seal, and steering shaft replacement bushing (to eliminate the wobble). I had also heard of an o-ring that should be replaced, but none of the dealers i talked to recommended or could even find an o-ring in this steering column.
I started the job this AM. I thought it would take 2 hours. DANG!
I haven't yet succeeded in removing the steering wheel!
I started soaking it yesterday with ATF and then Liquid wrench. I've got a puller rigged up and under tension; I heated the thing several times with a hot-air gun, and even cooled it with ice. I used as much heat as I could stand; until the plastic started to melt and run. I've rapped on the puller stem with a hammer, and I've rapped on a screwdriver against the hub from underneath.
It won't budge. I hate to beat on it too much, because I understand that the steering shaft is 2-piece, and i can break it if not careful.
I need help with the following:
1 - how do you get this dang steering wheel off?
2 - I've pulled the orange sheet metal off all around the dash, and I've removed all screws on the upper and lower dash panels so that they're loose and can be moved this way and that. I haven't unplugged all the stuff to completely remove the dash panels. Is this enough "tear-down", or do I need to fully remove the dash panels, or some other parts? Need to remove diesel tank?
3 - If the steering wheel ever comes off, what next? Do you remove the upper section of the steering column and access the oil seal from the bottom side? If so, how is that acomplished? Remove the steering column at the big pump housing piece, or make the break higher up at a higher separation point?
4 - If I'm wrong on accessing the oil seal by removing the steering column, then I need some pointers on what to do different.
This tractor belongs to a gent down the road from me who was kind enough to loan it for a week (with bucket, auger, and tiller). I moved 60 buckets of good soil to my garden area and lawn, tilled everything, drilled post holes for deer fence around the garden, lifted one side of a small old horse barn and replaced its footings, and drilled 30 post holes for other fence. If I ever get into the $20,000 tractor with implements market, Kioti will have another sale. This thing is impressive!
As a return favor, I told him I'd fix his Hyd leak and change his engine oil.
Obviously I don't have a service manual.
Thanks for any help you guys can provide! The more detail, the better.
DS
I mail-ordered the appropriate oil-seal, dust-seal, and steering shaft replacement bushing (to eliminate the wobble). I had also heard of an o-ring that should be replaced, but none of the dealers i talked to recommended or could even find an o-ring in this steering column.
I started the job this AM. I thought it would take 2 hours. DANG!
I haven't yet succeeded in removing the steering wheel!
I started soaking it yesterday with ATF and then Liquid wrench. I've got a puller rigged up and under tension; I heated the thing several times with a hot-air gun, and even cooled it with ice. I used as much heat as I could stand; until the plastic started to melt and run. I've rapped on the puller stem with a hammer, and I've rapped on a screwdriver against the hub from underneath.
It won't budge. I hate to beat on it too much, because I understand that the steering shaft is 2-piece, and i can break it if not careful.
I need help with the following:
1 - how do you get this dang steering wheel off?
2 - I've pulled the orange sheet metal off all around the dash, and I've removed all screws on the upper and lower dash panels so that they're loose and can be moved this way and that. I haven't unplugged all the stuff to completely remove the dash panels. Is this enough "tear-down", or do I need to fully remove the dash panels, or some other parts? Need to remove diesel tank?
3 - If the steering wheel ever comes off, what next? Do you remove the upper section of the steering column and access the oil seal from the bottom side? If so, how is that acomplished? Remove the steering column at the big pump housing piece, or make the break higher up at a higher separation point?
4 - If I'm wrong on accessing the oil seal by removing the steering column, then I need some pointers on what to do different.
This tractor belongs to a gent down the road from me who was kind enough to loan it for a week (with bucket, auger, and tiller). I moved 60 buckets of good soil to my garden area and lawn, tilled everything, drilled post holes for deer fence around the garden, lifted one side of a small old horse barn and replaced its footings, and drilled 30 post holes for other fence. If I ever get into the $20,000 tractor with implements market, Kioti will have another sale. This thing is impressive!
As a return favor, I told him I'd fix his Hyd leak and change his engine oil.
Obviously I don't have a service manual.
Thanks for any help you guys can provide! The more detail, the better.
DS