Loader quick release connector

[RadarTech]

hey folks,
Been a little while since I was posting.. but I have a small issue...
I burst a hydraulic hose yesterday on the loader.
It is the white marked hose, the bottom one on the LA463 loader.
I believe it to be the curl return.

anyway.. In the haste to get back up and finish the job I was hoping to complete before the rain, I ran to tractor supply and found a hose.
48inches long and got a swivel connector.
The hose was male to male, and the original is male to female - hence the swivel connector.
The other gotcha is the length.. the original is ~40 inches..

So here is my story, and problem...

When I went to remove the quick coupler.. I could not get it off.. Now it appears to have left handed threads, and it is tight!!!!

I used some PB blaster and let it soak in for an hour.. BUT I doubt that will help...

Should I just go and get the whole hose and coupler assembly from Kubota? Or is this some trick I am not privy too...

If I can get the coupler off, it would be a backup hose at the least....

Ideas???

Thanks!

RT

 

[TroySD]

I've never come across a hyd connector that is left hand threaded. Someone told me long ago that the only left hand threads (generally speaking) are gas connections (ie propane).

They are very tight from the factory with thread sealant on them. Get long wrenches and a vise.

 

[638]

It is NOT a left hand threaded fitting. Just very tight.

 

[RadarTech]

ok... DANG..
I'll get this in the Vise tomorrow night and see what I can do.....
Thanks,
RT

 

[RadarTech]

Yall were right!
Allan Orton built new hoses and put the connector on it.. And I bought a spare!

All goooooooooooood!

 

[BXpanded]

hey folks,
Been a little while since I was posting.. but I have a small issue...
I burst a hydraulic hose yesterday on the loader.
It is the white marked hose, the bottom one on the LA463 loader.
I believe it to be the curl return.

anyway.. In the haste to get back up and finish the job I was hoping to complete before the rain, I ran to tractor supply and found a hose.
48inches long and got a swivel connector.
The hose was male to male, and the original is male to female - hence the swivel connector.
The other gotcha is the length.. the original is ~40 inches..

So here is my story, and problem...

When I went to remove the quick coupler.. I could not get it off.. Now it appears to have left handed threads, and it is tight!!!!

I used some PB blaster and let it soak in for an hour.. BUT I doubt that will help...

Should I just go and get the whole hose and coupler assembly from Kubota? Or is this some trick I am not privy too...

If I can get the coupler off, it would be a backup hose at the least....

Ideas???

Thanks!

RT

Sounds like it's too late for this time, but the fittings are installed with a special hydraulic thread sealant. You noticed there was no teflon tape on the threads. Heat will soften the sealant and let you get it loose.