CK20 Loader control arm stuck/Bucket Stuck

[Stone4140]

The bucket tilt on my CK20 is stuck in the down position and the control arm is cocked and stuck all the way to the left. I pulled off the cover and it appears that one or two the the pistons is stuck in the down position. The bucket will still go up and down buck no longer articulates up. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated....

 

[jimmyj]

There are cables that go into the bottom of that fitting and they thread into the bottoms of those pistons. Perhaps one has come loose or is jammed. Try and thread them out and see if they move. The cables attach to a valve at the other end, your problem has to be in one of the two spots. The adjustment of the cables controls your FEL and bucket movement. Also the FLOAT position so when they go back together they have to be threaded in the correct distance so pay attention to the adjustments when you take them apart.

Quite possibly one cable is pushing up the one piston all the way and has come out and that's why you can't push it back down.

 

[Stone4140]

There are cables that go into the bottom of that fitting and they thread into the bottoms of those pistons. Perhaps one has come loose or is jammed. Try and thread them out and see if they move. The cables attach to a valve at the other end, your problem has to be in one of the two spots. The adjustment of the cables controls your FEL and bucket movement. Also the FLOAT position so when they go back together they have to be threaded in the correct distance so pay attention to the adjustments when you take them apart.

Quite possibly one cable is pushing up the one piston all the way and has come out and that's why you can't push it back down.

Yes that was exactly the problem. I got at it yesterday and did more work than needed. All I really needed to do was screw the piston back down onto the threaded cable. I took a lot apart before I figured that out Once I got the control box out I noticed one cable was able to unscrew completely from the box and one was still connected to the other piston. As for the piston that was stuck I figured out that was suppose to be that way and only works as a pivot point. So long story short if I just would have taken some channel locks I could have tightened the piston back onto the cable end. Oh well learned some stuff along the way. Thanks for the reply. I love when a fix costs nothing

 

[rd_macgregor]

Yeah, that's a great feeling to fix something yourself, at no cash outlay (and without breaking something else or injuring yourself!). I really savor those (for me) rare times when that happens.
Congratulations on a successful fix!

 

[Stone4140]

Thanks! Especially when dealerships make you feel like an idiot when you call. I want to call him back and say hey $%#% buddy fixed it without you!

 

[jimmyj]

Yes that was exactly the problem. I got at it yesterday and did more work than needed. All I really needed to do was screw the piston back down onto the threaded cable. I took a lot apart before I figured that out Once I got the control box out I noticed one cable was able to unscrew completely from the box and one was still connected to the other piston. As for the piston that was stuck I figured out that was suppose to be that way and only works as a pivot point. So long story short if I just would have taken some channel locks I could have tightened the piston back onto the cable end. Oh well learned some stuff along the way. Thanks for the reply. I love when a fix costs nothing

Nicely done matey. Congrats.