Hi all you CK20 HST owners. I recently had a small problem with the HST pedal wanting to stick and not return to neutral. After checking with my dealer and making sure the problem was not in the two dampers under the right side of the tractor, he called Kioti. They recommended spraying WD40 or PB Blaster into the round gray piece that goes into the transaxle as there is a ring there that can get a little rusted. This totally removed my problem. In order to locate this piece, sit on the tractor with your foot on the pedal and look to the left of the heel of your boot/shoe. Move the pedal back and forth. You'll see the round gray piece that goes into the tractor center. Spray that piece from the top and then go under the tractor and spray from there. Under the right side of the tractor you'll see one gold-colored damper cylinder, and behind that, a black corrugated rod connected together. Behind and up from that black one you'll see that round gray piece again going into the center (transaxle). Spray generously into the opening. It wouldn' hurt to use the WD/PB on the entire gray rod connection as well. If you start this before any sticking and do it every time you lube your zerks, you should have no problem. John
CK20HST preventive maintenance
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kofronj
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They must have sourced that pedal from Kubota's BX series...
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LOL /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif or NH. I think they've all had some kind of problem. However, I don't think this is as serious a problem as I have read on other posts. Just keeping the lube to it is doing a great job and I haven't had the slightest problem again. One thing my dealer suggested is to use a product called delayed viscosity (can't rem. the brand name). It has the consistency of a WD40 or PB Blaster when sprayed and then turns to a thicker grease. I think that would work well and I'll check it out and let everyone know how it does. Thanks, John
LOL /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif or NH. I think they've all had some kind of problem. However, I don't think this is as serious a problem as I have read on other posts. Just keeping the lube to it is doing a great job and I haven't had the slightest problem again. One thing my dealer suggested is to use a product called delayed viscosity (can't rem. the brand name). It has the consistency of a WD40 or PB Blaster when sprayed and then turns to a thicker grease. I think that would work well and I'll check it out and let everyone know how it does. Thanks, John
Dewave
Gold Member
Thanx a heap John! My pedal was starting to get sticky... now with a shot of WD-40 backed up with some white lithium (couldn't find kioti orange) it's very smooooth.
Thanx again
Thanx again
Have the same problem with sticking. Dealer took mine and took the hst cylinder apart. Lubed it up. It's easier to use now, but it's not like it was. The pedal doesn't return to the neutral position by itself. It's like the cruise control is stuck. Getting into reverse is much harder than forward. There is only 20 hrs on this tractor.
According to the dealer Kioti knows of this problem, but does not have a fix? Very frustrating.
According to the dealer Kioti knows of this problem, but does not have a fix? Very frustrating.
My problem has never returned since I started using WD first, and now PB Blaster. I spray it about every 20 hours and it's doing fine. I suspect the HST never needed to be taken apart. Just try using the PB Blaster on it. There is a ring just inside that tends to get a little rusty and stick. If you have the same problem I had that is. If you have trouble locating the right spot, PM me and I'll help. John
