BX2200 Steering problem

[pcmem]

rmc,

No they didn't. When I asked they said they (dealer) didn't know and that it was showing up in roughly half of the units they sold. They kept a kit on hand and fixed them as they showed up. Not sure what my sn is but it was bought fall 2001 if that helps.

If it is working fine I wouldn't worry about it,
Michael

 

[pcmem]

kofronj,

It isn't that difficult to replace. The hardest part is swapping the tie rod ends (because they like to be difficult /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif ). You'll need some Kubota Super UDT or whatever you're running in the hydro to replace what spills out and fill the cylinder.

Good luck,
Michael

 

[kofronj]

A happy ending for my tractor.

The parts came last Tuesday (FedEx), but I didn't have time to work on it until Friday evening/Saturday. I decided to follow the workshop manual instructions. Got the left hydraulic line off fine, couldn't get a wrench on the right side. So I removed the tie-rod nuts off, and (as predicted by pcmem), the right side came off fine, and the left wouldn't budge. Block of wood and a hammer---no luck. Finally gave it a rap or two with the hammer directly (after lots of wrestling and tugging), and it popped right out. Once I removed the brackets holding the cylinder to the frame, I could get the second hydraulic line off.

The tie rods were easily removed from the cylinder with large wrenches. Snap rings were removed too. I removed the hydraulic fittings from the old cylinder, and cleaned them (they had teflon tape on them) and put them on the new cylinder. Replaced snap rings, put tie rods back on, and hooked up lines quickly. Ran engine to check for leaks (none! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif). Put everything back in place.

Steering is great again. It was probably about 2 - 2 1/2 hour job for me. I've had very limited experience working on tractors and cars, so this was a relatively good experience!

Thanks for the advice and tips, everyone!!!

Jim