Recent content by tzeggy14

My SAME Argon 50 has only one steering ram, on the left side.

Mission accomplished! I was surprised at how simple the ram is internally. The hardest part of this job was the tight fit of the seals making them hard to fit in place. I had to do a bit of improvisation here and there, but we got there in the end. ;-)

I cleaned up the corrosion on the end cap with the wire wheel on my bench grinder. The mosquitoes drove me out of my workshop and into the house this evening. Re-assembling tomorrow!

The new (blue) seal was an absolute bastard to get in. I ended up having to grease it to get it into position after much cursing!

The centre seal was completely shot. No wonder it was leaking so badly!

I pulled the ram out of the tractor yesterday and spent this afternoon dis-assembling it and replacing seals and o-rings from the kit.

No, it's definitely out of the seals. It's leaking where the shaft disappears into the cylinder. The hydraulic line connection points are clean.

You don't get much for your $78!

Will do Chris. I've ordered the seal kit, expect to receive it next week. SAME part number 0.289.6356.1 Cost $AUD78.11, which I thought was a reasonable price.

Thanks Chris. Yeah, the more I think about it the easier it seems. I have downloaded the schematic and workshop manual and located a seal kit, so once I order the kit and it arrives I'll attack the ram.

Hi guys, My 1999 model SAME Argon 50 has a leaking steering ram (cylinder). It's a small dribble under pressure, no leak at all when the steering is not being used. I am fairly well setup (home) workshop wise and I'm reasonably handy with the tools, but I'm no mechanic! I have...

. Hi guys, I'm trying to check the transmission oil level in my SAME Argon 50. The manual has a diagram that isn't clear in its indication of the level checking point. I see there's a small (6mm I think) allen-head grub screw right near the top rear of the transmission. I removed it and it...