Hi All,
I believe this is my first post here. I've been a reader of forums for years and all the content and posts here have been very helpful. I have a 2007-2008 vintage Massey Ferguson GC2300 and just rolled over the hour meter to zeros last year. I use it all the time from mulching, carrying wood, mowing, snow removal, etc. The last time I used it for snow removal it left a sizable puddle of hydraulic fluid and looking closer see that its leaking.
I hope to get it off and take it to a hydraulic shop or a MF dealer directly to replace the seals. There's some play on the cylinder between the brackets and I thought I'd go and replace the brackets holding it to the front axle while I am at it. I talked to a MF dealer and they said it'd probably cost $250-300 for them to replace the seals parts and labor. The agco website shows just over $900 for a new assembly.
I spent about 2 hours over the weekend trying to get the steering cylinder off the machine and reach a point where I am stuck. I have the tie rods off where they mount to the wheels, the brackets off, and only have the hydraulic lines left. There seems to be no good way to access the hydraulic connections. I took the hood off, front plate, and tried to get the fly wheel off (unsuccessfully as 1 bolt was stuck and the impact driver couldn't make it budge). That seems to be the best way to get at them from the front. Is that a normal way to approach it? The dealer said the last time they replaced a steering cylinder, they removed the front axle to access the connections from the rear. I don't know how involved that is but I don't think I have the skills, tools, ability to do that. And trying to avoid a huge dealer cost to have them do it all.
Is there a way to create more slack from the hydraulic lines to drop the cylinder? The lines go underneath the tractor in a channel held in place by 2-3 bolts that would probably create a little more slack but not enough. Once they go up through the tractor I don't know where they travel to. I imagine if I found the other end and disconnect I could theoretically drop the cylinder.
Any suggestions on how to get to the connections? I referenced these threads, but I didn't see anyone address in details the steering cylinder removal process.
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Thanks for the help!
Alan
I believe this is my first post here. I've been a reader of forums for years and all the content and posts here have been very helpful. I have a 2007-2008 vintage Massey Ferguson GC2300 and just rolled over the hour meter to zeros last year. I use it all the time from mulching, carrying wood, mowing, snow removal, etc. The last time I used it for snow removal it left a sizable puddle of hydraulic fluid and looking closer see that its leaking.
I hope to get it off and take it to a hydraulic shop or a MF dealer directly to replace the seals. There's some play on the cylinder between the brackets and I thought I'd go and replace the brackets holding it to the front axle while I am at it. I talked to a MF dealer and they said it'd probably cost $250-300 for them to replace the seals parts and labor. The agco website shows just over $900 for a new assembly.
I spent about 2 hours over the weekend trying to get the steering cylinder off the machine and reach a point where I am stuck. I have the tie rods off where they mount to the wheels, the brackets off, and only have the hydraulic lines left. There seems to be no good way to access the hydraulic connections. I took the hood off, front plate, and tried to get the fly wheel off (unsuccessfully as 1 bolt was stuck and the impact driver couldn't make it budge). That seems to be the best way to get at them from the front. Is that a normal way to approach it? The dealer said the last time they replaced a steering cylinder, they removed the front axle to access the connections from the rear. I don't know how involved that is but I don't think I have the skills, tools, ability to do that. And trying to avoid a huge dealer cost to have them do it all.
Is there a way to create more slack from the hydraulic lines to drop the cylinder? The lines go underneath the tractor in a channel held in place by 2-3 bolts that would probably create a little more slack but not enough. Once they go up through the tractor I don't know where they travel to. I imagine if I found the other end and disconnect I could theoretically drop the cylinder.
Any suggestions on how to get to the connections? I referenced these threads, but I didn't see anyone address in details the steering cylinder removal process.
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Thanks for the help!
Alan
