Recent content by NHEngineer

Well, by now you know that you shouldn't have hammered it on so I won't text any more about that. You should be able to get it off by heating the entire engaged portion with oxy-acetelene and tapping gently. You may need to heat until just slightly red and that could take some time so don't be...

So then Mr. Zebrafive, I read you response with interest since the brakes on my JD400 backhoe are also a problem. Left side need bleeding every morning. Right side bleedds just fine but the pedal won't move after closing the bleeder. I assume that it's the piston. My shop manual is a $75...

First Spike, I'd advise you to stay away from the off brands. Some may work, some may only work for a while. The same could be said of the Miller EconoTig ($3500 at time of purchase). I've had lots of trouble with mine. First the capacitor mounting screws oxidized so bad I had a terrible...

Greetings; This has been also posted on other tractor forums. I just purchased an old and well used JD400 loader/backhoe. Lots of things to fix but I'll tackle one at a time. Fuel pump leaks almost as much fuel as the engine burns (it seems anyway). Got to wait for the pressure washer before...