JD 5205 Fuel Sender Replacement

[kennyd]

Last update......The sender unit would not come off so I had to do some "engineering". The mddle portion of the sender unit where the 31" metal rod that the float rides was loose and would turn. It appeared the glue or silicone or whatever that translucent stuff they sealed it with was not holding anymore.I did what any country boy would have done....JD Weld. I filled the 1/4 inch void around the translucent stuff and let it cure for 1-2 days. The middle portion stopped spinning and I was able to plug the wiring back in because I was careful not to overdo the JB and no leaks with 18 gals. of fuel and mowing ~15 ac. The guage works and I am not losing expensive fuel anymore.
Thanks all.....

Good deal.

 

[6string]

Glad you got it fixed.

 

[Richi]

So was the gauge wasn't working before and the unit was leaking and the center of the unit turns. I have the same problem with the same tractor. You didn't buy a sending unit?

 

[pjb2643]

I wish you luck but I suspect it's a temporary fix. When you have a full tank of fuel, the sensor/float is at the top of the rod and fuel sloshing back-n-forth puts stress on the rod the sensor runs up-n-down on. The rod transfers the stress to the round bottom plate you see from the underside of the fuel tank. Mine fractured the bottom plate after a vigorous day of running a hay rake and dumped a full tank of diesel into the yard overnight. Truly a piss-poor design, like so many of the "small details" on my yr2005 JD 5205. Basic bones of the tractor are well designed but the "small details" stuff drive you crazy for JD's "cheap/lazy/poorly designed/whatever the reason" efforts. The first time I priced the replacement sensor unit it was around $350 at the local shop but it appears to be $227 on-line now. Either way, it doesn't matter because I'm NOT putting a JD fuel sensor back in.