Loader DK 35 Loader control R & R

[daadannyboy]

I have narrowed a loader problem down to the joystick and have sourced the part out of baileynet. I have an engineering background but have never messed with hydraulics. Any advice before i start the job. Do you coat the fittings with loctite or any sealer?
Thanks

 

[SSdoxie]

Are you changing the control valve or just working on the joystick? If it the control valve, all fittings are O-ring sealed - no thread sealer used, needed, or recommended.
If working on the joystick, the only problem I have encountered was joystick came loose and floppy. There is 1 assmebly bolt in it that holds the stick down on the pivot balls, have seen a couple of these come loose but very easily retightened. Put a drop of low torque loctite on it so it doesn't loosen again.