Bobcat 753 Hydraulic Control Valve Rebuild, with pictures

   / Bobcat 753 Hydraulic Control Valve Rebuild, with pictures #1  

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So, my Bobcat decided to leak fluid everywhere, originating from around the spool valves (though I'm still not sure exactly where) on the control valve block. I'm not talking a drip here and there, I'm talking waking up one day, checking the fluid before operating the machine and realizing its 3 gallons low.

DAY 1 AND 2:

First, you must take some steps before you start taking apart your machine. Start by buying a machine that the previous owner appears to have operated in a combination of North Carolina clay mudpits and syrup factories for its entire life. Add in about 10 pounds of mud that have come UP through the drain holes and clog everything up, so that when hydraulic fluid leaks out, it just sits in the bottom of the machine.

Also, you must have just finished your first semester of college and were planning on using your machine to make some money. Your dad just purchased a house and needs a lot of work done in the back yard to prep for a garage, and some other people that would have some work for you as well.

You must refuse to pay other people to do the work because of your stubbornness/lack of money in the first place.

But its ok: You like working on things in tight spaces, and getting REALLY, REALLY DIRTY.

Anyway... :D:D, heres where I started. I got a service manual off of eBay and went to work.

The first day was spent removing the throttle control handle, the pressure relief handle, and finally the control arms/panel. Then I removed the flexible hydraulic hoses, then the hard hydraulic lines, then a tire, and the final hydraulic hose, then the control block itself.

Of course, the service manual just states "Step 938374: Remove the control block". Great. Thanks for the help. Sure, you have to remove it, but removing it from about 50 hard hydraulic lines is a bit of a challenge. I just can't WAIT until I put it back in there. That will be even more fun!



Today I worked on taking the control block apart. First I removed the BICS part (basically the top half of the block) and took it apart. Then I moved on to the control block itself and took parts off of it. It was generally pretty easy to do, but really messy. Even if I would have gotten in and cleaned stuff off before taking everything apart, there would still have been mud/gunk everywhere. Part of the reason I decided to go ahead and take everything apart is that I can make sure that everything is completely clean when it goes back in, and there isn't a left over piece of mud that fell in the block when I removed it that is now going to undo all of my repair work. Not to mention the fact that I can go ahead and replace everything now and (hopefully) fix any future problems instead of just finding and fixing the leak and repairing that one part, only to put it all back in and have some other problem occur.

The way I look at it is at least I'm doing the work myself and not paying a shop, so I'm saving myself a lot of money. Sure, I may go a little slower, but, thats OK.

On to the pictures (I'll occasionally comment on a picture above it):

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Here is the control valve with the BICS assembly removed:

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This is why I decided to rebuild everything. As far as I know the leak had nothing to do with this part, but you sure can see the o-rings were on their way out:

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Here is the BICS assembly. It was easiest to take apart in a vice.

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This is the nasty, sticky muddy mess I was talking about:

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I put all the parts in plastic bags and labeled them:

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Working on taking a spool valve apart:

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When they say to wrap the cover in a cloth to catch the spring and little balls when you pull the cover off, they aren't kidding. I didn't wrap mine up well and watched in what appeared to be slow motion as one of the little metal balls flew way up in the air and... landed on the trailer deck. Phew.

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A piece of an o-ring:

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Here is the BICS assembly and its parts:

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What a mess :D:

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More parts:

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More gunk:

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Well, thats enough for today. I just keep a small toolbox with tools in my truck and throw it in the little lawn cart when I'm working on stuff around the house. It works great.

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I guess now I'll have to see if Bobcat or some other company makes a rebuild kit that includes all the o-rings, etc. that I will need.
 
   / Bobcat 753 Hydraulic Control Valve Rebuild, with pictures #2  
Keep up the good work and keep us posted. I just bought a used 2003 T-190 with 1280 hours on it, so your project is very interesting to me.

The only thing I would have done differently is really clean the external suefaces of that control valve before I opened the internals up. Brake parts cleaner, or simple green, with a parts cleaning brush would work wonders.
 
   / Bobcat 753 Hydraulic Control Valve Rebuild, with pictures
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Yeah, I wish I could have got everything cleaned off better. But small amounts of dirt still got in the connectors just removing it from the machine, there was really no way around it. I'll just make sure that I clean out everything extremely well. I'll probably buy a parts washer to clean the parts off with.
 
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Yeah, I wish I could have got everything cleaned off better. But small amounts of dirt still got in the connectors just removing it from the machine, there was really no way around it. I'll just make sure that I clean out everything extremely well. I'll probably buy a parts washer to clean the parts off with.

Mark beat me to it, DIESEL. I just started another tractor rebuild and I
went thru 3 separate sessions with the pressure washer before I got the
engine out. There is so much dirt that once I do a cleaning and take off
a few more parts, I expose tons more dirt. I cap off any hyd lines if they
are open. I no longer use degreasers or even soap for this process. The
formulation of the degreasers you buy these days is poor anyway, due
to environmental regulations.

I used to use Gunk parts cleaner baths, but no longer do that either. If
I get to a point where some smaller part needs to be cleaned, I use spray
soap, a stiff paint brush, and a strong water blast. I use carb cleaner
aerosols, compressed air, and clean cotton rags for final cleaning.

You might consider buying your seals from a 3rd party, like Hercules, if
the rebuild kits from Bobcat are too expensive.

Anyway, your project is very interesting....thanks for posting!
 
   / Bobcat 753 Hydraulic Control Valve Rebuild, with pictures #5  
I also have to rebuild the control valve on my 863G seal went bad and all the fluid leaked out. BobCat Parts and service guy said I could replace the seals with the valve body on the machine. The Long Rod with the spring assembly on one end (not sure the correct name of the part, my manual has not arrived yet.) I unhooked the linkage and removed the rubber boot, and removed the cap from the other end of both rods. Bob cat service guy said it should slide right out, but mine moves freely both ways about a 1/4 inch and stops. both rods do the same thing. How did yours come out. Am I missing something? Any help would be appreciated.
 
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I am glad you took the pics of the spool valve and cover . I lost my second ball. your pics really helpfull. thanks
 
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my leak is coming from here.....i used your picture and drew an arrow to where my leak is coming from. do i still need to take the whole thing apart? i'm not sure if the attachment will open....not sure how to attach it

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   / Bobcat 753 Hydraulic Control Valve Rebuild, with pictures #8  
I also have to rebuild the control valve on my 863G seal went bad and all the fluid leaked out. BobCat Parts and service guy said I could replace the seals with the valve body on the machine. The Long Rod with the spring assembly on one end (not sure the correct name of the part, my manual has not arrived yet.) I unhooked the linkage and removed the rubber boot, and removed the cap from the other end of both rods. Bob cat service guy said it should slide right out, but mine moves freely both ways about a 1/4 inch and stops. both rods do the same thing. How did yours come out. Am I missing something? Any help would be appreciated.

Hi Ron863g, this may be a memory bender but my 863g is leaking from somewhere on the control valve as well and would like to see if you can share any of your experience with yours. My leak is not too bad yet. I have cleaned the control valve pretty well and operated a bit more with strategically placed diapers to try and pinpoint the leak. Surprisingly it does not seem to be coming out of either of the spool covers but from where a major line goes into the bottom of the valve assembly. I can see this from the access cover. It may still be the spool valves but I am not sure.

Did you end up getting the spools out past that 1/4 inch movement? If so, brute force or?

Did you end replacing seals and o-rings on your spools?

Did you do the whole valve rebuild kit or just the spools?

Were you able to perform the task without removing the whole valve assembly?

Where there any of these 753 flying balls and springs?

Any information would be appreciated....
 
 
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