Last week the joystick on my T353 went loose and floppy, it wouldn't operate the FEL. When I inspected it I found the triangular joint, aka the "selector" had broken apart in several pieces. After speaking with the TYM dealer they said TYM doesn't break down the joystick to it's smaller parts and a new one would cost me $1200. After a few choice words the parts guy said he could then get me just the joystick for $500. While still not happy I said ok and had him hold it for me (he's > 1 hour away from me).
I started digging and found that the Kioti uses about the same joystick and they do break it out to the smaller parts. After sending the Kioti dealer the measurements he thought it would fit. Sure enough it was an exact fit, I did not need to make any mods to make it work. Do note that I decided to only replace the selector and not replace the ball/pins since mine were in good shape and that was just one less thing to mess with.
There are several videos on youtube that discuss how to replace it so a quick search will help you there. I've attached a few pics of the broken selector, the Kioti parts, and the part number.
I hope this helps some of you all save some bucks...
I started digging and found that the Kioti uses about the same joystick and they do break it out to the smaller parts. After sending the Kioti dealer the measurements he thought it would fit. Sure enough it was an exact fit, I did not need to make any mods to make it work. Do note that I decided to only replace the selector and not replace the ball/pins since mine were in good shape and that was just one less thing to mess with.
There are several videos on youtube that discuss how to replace it so a quick search will help you there. I've attached a few pics of the broken selector, the Kioti parts, and the part number.
I hope this helps some of you all save some bucks...