gc2300 hyd control stopped leak

[massey driver]

finally decided to pull the hydralic control valve apart and see why it's been leaking.The weather here has been great but snow is on the way.Been busy using the tractor and doing lots of loader work and of course oil has been leaking steadily from the valve and been making a bit of a mess on the floor always have to wipe it up.Anyway took the valve apart and to my surprise there was a cork type packing at the back[front] of the valve .The end where the detent is, anyway it was hard as can be.i dug it all out I ended up taking the plunger out and at the other end there was a o-ring the [lever] end so using that o-ring I went to the hardware store bought a couple o-rings that size and put them in.The one at the detent end actually fits in right at the very outside of the valve and its held in place just like what the cork one was only now its a proper o-ring and so far no leaks.So I'am glad that it was that easy of a fix,didn't even have to pull the valve off the tractor just took out one bolt and dropped it down to make it easier to work on seeing that the cab is on now.Should have done this sooner but been busy using it up untill now.Of course once snow comes it'll be used again and depends how much snow we get.As always Larry

 

[irvingj]

Sorry, Larry!

Guess I missed your question about the valve leaking. There's quite a lot of info here on that valve, regarding the "float" detent and whether it works or not.... lots of pics, too, but it sounds like you've got it figured out.

Several 2300 owners have had issues with that, most apparently due to lubrication failure/rust in the bottom of the up-down-float control. Glad to hear you're good to go.