Fuse cover door on JD 4300

Bob_Trevithick · Dec 24, 2001

John,

...By chance, do you have the fuse door upside down or reversed, wrong position...? Think, something logical, something obvious, and something simple... {I can't see it...you can...!}

Um, nothing apparent yet. The door doesn't come off completely, so no chance of having it upside down, etc. I sure wish you could see it! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif I'll go back out and mess with it some more. I think this is an I.Q. test, and I'm flunking it! /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif

More when I learn more.... this is so weird.. John Deere stuff doesn't just mess up this way, in my limited experience. Who would have thought that this would be my biggest problem of ownership of a new compact diesel??! LOL!

Bob

Bob Trevithick

MikePA · Dec 25, 2001

How about some pictures?

Bob_Trevithick · Dec 25, 2001

...How about some pictures?

I'll try. I've never posted pics before, so I'll see if I can get a couple of polaroid shots to come out and scan them in. Yes, this is crude technology.. we are looking into a digital camera soon, but the budget just took a hit from the tractor. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Here goes! I hope these are clear enough. Two shots, one fully open, and one half shut with the latch in the up position as it would be when open.

Thanks guys!

Bob TrevithickEdited by Bob_Trevithick on 12/25/01 12:29 PM (server time).

bgott · Dec 25, 2001

If it doesn't fit, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.

MikePA · Dec 26, 2001

Not having a Deere to go look at, I have a question...

It looks as if there's a black plastic fascia around the fuse block. Is that what the fuse cover door snaps into or does the door snap into the fuse block itself?

Is the fascia separate from the fuse block?

What I'm getting at is, if the fascia moved and thus changing its relative position to a fixed position fuse block, this could be causing the problem. Geez, did that make any sense at all? /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Bob_Trevithick · Dec 26, 2001

...I'll bet it's something, you'll end up kicking yourself over... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

I'm kicking myself, alright!! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

It was so simple, I can't believe it. The handle that pulls up and down is actually part of a bolt, and it goes through a hold in the door. On the other side of the door, there is a sleeve of rubber, and a NUT which can turned to adjust how far the lock extends and how much it compresses the rubber sleeve. It wasn't obvious that it was a nut, it looked like a solid piece of steel with no adjustment. Sigh... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Thanks for all the thoughts, folks.. I've got it perfect now!

On to the next project.. the throttle is too loose, so I have popped off the instrument panel and have to find a small wrench so I can get at the tension adjustment. That should be tedious but not too difficult.

I really appreciate all the feedback and help I've gotten here. I'm determined to learn enough about this stuff to begin contributing help to others. It might take a while though. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Bob

Bob Trevithick

Egon · Dec 26, 2001

Shuckings, You didn't need duct tape.
Egon

blurrybill · Dec 26, 2001

Bob,

Your adventure makes me feel so good! Thanks. I can't wait to be in your position in a few months -- your JD experience will help me immeasurably. Also, now I know there's a need for at least one small wrench (see the toolkit thread in attachment forum). Your learning curve will help mine. Thanks for posting.

Bill

Bob_Trevithick · Dec 26, 2001

Egon: I'm sure I'll find a use for duct tape before long. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

BlurryBill: I'm really glad this helped! Somehow I've reached "Silver Member" status without contributing anything but questions. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

For what it's worth, I got lucky.. my wife's car and my car both have toolkits.. and both had a 13mm open end wrench.. which turned out to be just what I needed to adjust that throttle tension device. I have some skinned knuckles, but also a sense of accomplishment. Seems a fair tradeoff.

You'll soon be having fun of this sort.. and we'll all be around to help you out.. just as the others here have been so kind in helping me out.

Can't wait to hear about your new machine, when you get it!

Best,
Bob

Bob Trevithick

TerryinMD · Dec 26, 2001

Bob,

Scraped knuckles are par for the course! /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif Wait until summer and you start attaching and reattaching your implements. /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Did ya get a first aid kit yet? Economy-sized box of bandaids? /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Terry

p.s. Whoops - forgot to mention, brush up on your cussing also!! Think - cussing like the father in "A Christmas Story". /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Edited by TerryinMD on 12/26/01 01:12 PM (server time).