George2615
Super Member
For those of you with cab models my loader joystick handle loosened up while I was out plowing snow today.
I don't know if open station joysticks have the plastic shroud cover but tightening the lock nut should be the same.
It was an easy 5 minute fix.
1) Remove small round plastic front screw cover from plastic shroud and remove phillips head screw.
2) Remove round plastic cover behind loader stick and remove 10MM bolt.
3) Lift plastic loader cover up and over stick and set it on seat.
4) Loosen 2 - 12MM bolts on front of loader stick. (Need to loosen because the rubber boot is sandwiched between 2 pieces of metal in the back and will tear if you try to lift the boot).
5) Raise boot up to expose loader stick threads and lock nut.
6) Tighten lock nut with 22MM wrench. (I backed the nut up first and put some loctite on the threads).
7) Reverse procedure to put back together.
I don't know if open station joysticks have the plastic shroud cover but tightening the lock nut should be the same.
It was an easy 5 minute fix.
1) Remove small round plastic front screw cover from plastic shroud and remove phillips head screw.
2) Remove round plastic cover behind loader stick and remove 10MM bolt.
3) Lift plastic loader cover up and over stick and set it on seat.
4) Loosen 2 - 12MM bolts on front of loader stick. (Need to loosen because the rubber boot is sandwiched between 2 pieces of metal in the back and will tear if you try to lift the boot).
5) Raise boot up to expose loader stick threads and lock nut.
6) Tighten lock nut with 22MM wrench. (I backed the nut up first and put some loctite on the threads).
7) Reverse procedure to put back together.
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