fel hydraulic leak around fitting

Anonymous Poster · May 10, 2003

Just got my l3830 and one of the hoses around where the fitting connects is leaking. took it off put it back on ,still leaks. Any Ideas. No ones in service department until Monday. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

sandyc · May 10, 2003

Make sure that the mating surfaces are clean and have no knicks.
Also, make sure there is no pressure in the lines by putting FEL down and in float position with power off. Sometimes you might have to turn the male fitting but you should hear and feel them snap together.
Watch out you don't get any high pressure leaks on your skin!

Anonymous Poster · May 10, 2003

I took off the hose and put it back on. still leaked. it was very hard to put on compared to the other three.

sandyc · May 11, 2003

Kytractor:

Sounds like the fitting has gone south! Maybe one of the small ball bearings is either defective or has a piece of metal or sand in it. I'll bet the dealer can get it fixed

theboman · May 12, 2003

I had the same thing on my FEL and the dealer took care of it as soon as I mentioned it was leaking.

RFischer · May 13, 2003

Eric - You might want to check your o-rings. I had a leak on one of my fittings and I discovered that the o-ring had actually broken and a piece of it came out. My dealers service department said that Kabota doesn't have a replacement. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif So I had to dig it out and go to the local Ace store and get one. They had drawers full. I replaced it and now it works just fine. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

JeepOne · May 13, 2003

Have the same problem with my B7500 FEL. The dealer will replace the female quick connection. He said its not uncommon. He's been replacing alot of them lately.

Ken.

Youare · May 14, 2003

I had a leak on one of the threaded fittings for the FEL on my Kubota.
I noticed a few drops of oil on the front tire which was coming from the joint
where the rubber hose meets the steel line. I took the joint apart and noticed
the fitting seat was actually split.

I think the metal the fiting was made of was not the best quality. Called the dealer
and they said bring the hose in and they would make a new one up. There was a
noticable difference between the new fitting and the old, the new one looked bigger
and stronger. Made me wonder about the rest of the fittings though.

Randy