Heath
Silver Member
I removed the 410 FEL off my JD 4110 for the first time the other day. Removing it couldn't have gone any smoother, but I had a very difficult time reattaching it.
The problem was getting the 4 quick connect couplers to re-connect. I worked on it for over an hour using just my hands and couldn't get them to connect. I relieved the pressure in the system by cycling the joystick several times, but I couldn't get them connected.
What I ended up doing was grabbing the end of the hose fittings and "tapping" them into the couples with a hammer. They easily connected using this method and I'm sure I didn't hurt anything, but I'm wondering if I'll ahve to do this every time??? Will these couplers loosen up over time? Could there be too much hydraulic fluid in the system causing the pressure to remain too high?
When the hoses were disconnected, I could push the center pin in on the couples by just using my fingertip, so I don't think system pressure was the problem.
I'm hoping that the couplers themselves are just not broke in yet.
Any opinions????
Thanks
Heath
The problem was getting the 4 quick connect couplers to re-connect. I worked on it for over an hour using just my hands and couldn't get them to connect. I relieved the pressure in the system by cycling the joystick several times, but I couldn't get them connected.
What I ended up doing was grabbing the end of the hose fittings and "tapping" them into the couples with a hammer. They easily connected using this method and I'm sure I didn't hurt anything, but I'm wondering if I'll ahve to do this every time??? Will these couplers loosen up over time? Could there be too much hydraulic fluid in the system causing the pressure to remain too high?
When the hoses were disconnected, I could push the center pin in on the couples by just using my fingertip, so I don't think system pressure was the problem.
I'm hoping that the couplers themselves are just not broke in yet.
Any opinions????
Thanks
Heath