3-Point Hitch Draft control lever and PC lever very tight

[bbse]

I picked up a 3325 and everything works great. I have never had a tractor with DC before and I read the manual about it. I think I understand the use part but my question is onthe position control and draft control levers being...well...kinda stuck together. They were so tight together I thought they had a mechanical lock to keep them together. After reading the manual I gave them a good squirt of liquid wrench and pulled them apart. Worked them back and forth some. Still very stiff and they are separated but still move together unless I hold one while I move the other. But that takes a lot of effort as they are still really tight. How tight should they be? Should I take them apart to lube?

 

[jb1390]

I picked up a 3325 and everything works great. I have never had a tractor with DC before and I read the manual about it. I think I understand the use part but my question is onthe position control and draft control levers being...well...kinda stuck together. They were so tight together I thought they had a mechanical lock to keep them together. After reading the manual I gave them a good squirt of liquid wrench and pulled them apart. Worked them back and forth some. Still very stiff and they are separated but still move together unless I hold one while I move the other. But that takes a lot of effort as they are still really tight. How tight should they be? Should I take them apart to lube?

I had to take mine apart on my 3550 to get grease in there. Really should have a fitting from the factory.

 

[bbse]

How do they come apart? The large nut on the shaft isn't too tight. I tried loosening it but that didn't seem to make a difference.

 

[jb1390]

How do they come apart? The large nut on the shaft isn't too tight. I tried loosening it but that didn't seem to make a difference.

You need to remove that nut, and the linkages from the levers. Verify that, after the linkages are removed, the levers are still stuck. On mine, they were. Once lubricated and cleaned, the levers should move very easily when disconnected from the valves. I had to use a pickle fork and some pry bars to get the levers off the shaft - then just cleaned up with sand paper, and re-assembled with grease. I did it with the rear wheel on, but it would have been much easier to access with the rear wheel removed.