Recent content by ckesey

Both friction disks seem to be intact and only 1-2 very small pieces missing. The metal of the disks seem to be discolored (in guessing that's because of heat from them constantly dragging). Is it recommended I replace these friction disks and the inner and outer o-rings before putting...

I've got a 5210 that has the classic brake dragging issue. I know water got into hydraulic system while sitting outside for some time. Push the clutch in on a hill and it stops immediately. Pickup filter clogs with material and bush hogging for longer than an hour the bake pedals go right to the...

Harry, Thanks for the advice. I was able to get the smaller fitting loose with two large crescent wrenches and a cheater bar. Didn't like the setup but I don't have any wrenches that are that large. I tried but couldn't even get the big nut off with my setup. The pump (on the smaller fitting...

I've been having issues with the hydraulic pickup screen plugging up (likely due to the brake lining). Until I can fix the brakes, I've been changing the fluid and cleaning pickup filter regularly. Espically when I noticed the hydraulics jerking. This last time I changed fluid and filters and...

I'm about to tear into my f1145 fuel gauge, switch and wirring harnesses. Anyone have any past experience with the fuel level/gauge on these machines? When the key is off the needle goes to empty (which I'm guessing is normal) but when the key is switched on it goes to past full and flipping the...

Ok...I've got everything back together and I see how the glass is held in place. It's held by the 8 screws into the black trim rather than the 5 nuts on the back of the instrument gauge. I tighten them in the pattern your picture recommended and only "snugged" them so to be very careful with the...