Unpleasant surprise at 50-hour maintenance

[The Haymaker]

No offence, but did you ever think of having a look at your owners manual? If your not sure about sometning, that manual can usually tell you?

I was thinking the same thing.

Chances are if they were stops, the holes were "blind" and you bottomed them out. If that's the case, an "easy-out" LH twist bit probably will not help.

IF there is any bolt exposed, I'd have someone (I'm guessing you're not setup for shop repairs) clean the exposed threads, wind on a nut, and weld it solid.

NEVER force a bolt that is not already snugged against something! Had that been a cast aluminum part you'd have blown the backside out and struck oil.

 

[radioman]

If I were you, take the bolts right out all the way and check to leaking oil- as haymaker said- if you bottomed out and pushed through, you will have issues down the road. better to get it fixed now then later. Have you checked the oil level in the front transaxle yet ?

 

[The Haymaker]

If I were you, take the bolts right out all the way and check to leaking oil- as haymaker said- if you bottomed out and pushed through, you will have issues down the road. better to get it fixed now then later. Have you checked the oil level in the front transaxle yet ?

IF that happened, which I doubt, being a ferrous front end, I'd just throw a plug of RTV in front of the new bolt. There's no pressure there.

 

[newbury]

No offence, but did you ever think of having a look at your owners manual? If your not sure about sometning, that manual can usually tell you?

If the "owners manual" is anything like the "operators manual" with my B7610 it barely tells one anything and there are very limited diagrams to tell someone about the precise parts.
For that one USED to be able to go online to Messicks, now they can't put them online thanks to the Grand Kubota. However they will email them to you.

That said, about $100 spent for Parts and Service manual for a $10K plus tractor is a justifiable expenditure.

/edit - their online parts lookup was one reason to justify a netbook I could take to the shop. Their email parts response takes a lot longer. Maybe 2 minutes

 

[LostInTheWoods]

If the "owners manual" is anything like the "operators manual" with my B7610 it barely tells one anything and there are very limited diagrams to tell someone about the precise parts.

Yeah, I checked the owner's manual at the time, no mention of those in there.

That said, about $100 spent for Parts and Service manual for a $10K plus tractor is a justifiable expenditure.

...too much information in the wrong hands (mine) can be dangerous. I'd be better served by just being more patient and asking the right questions to the right people:thumbsup:

Thanks to all for your input. I have a good idea now of how to deal with my mess.