Recent content by dwessels

Thanks Jimbob! I will go and pickup a long grease line for the grease gun and give it a try today. Thanks again.

I am new to Bobcats and I was told that I need to grease the u-joint. I believe it is in between the pump and the motor. How do you get to it? Thanks

I have noticed a sizable amount of oil leaking from the rear drive line. I was looking at the service manual and it looks like quite a job, requiring several special tools to change out the seal. Does anyone have any advice? Any way to "revive" the old seal? Thanks!

Thanks for all of the advice. I tried the ISO 46 stuff and it made a the hydraulics make a whiny noise. I also didn't get all of the water out on the first try, so I am going to change it again with the motor oil. You mentioned Castrol RX Super 15w40. Does any 15w40 weight oil work? Anything...

Jimbob, Thanks for the reply. Doesn't look that easy to remove. I know if I try to disconnect the tank, it is going to dump all of the oil before I can catch it. Sounds really messy. I guess I will try to pump it out of the tank What about the rest of the stuff in the pump and the lines? Do I...

Hi, I just got a 1985 743 and it is in severe need of some work. One of the first major items is that it was missing the hydraulic filler cap and in the rain, it got a whole bunch of water in the hydraulic oil. Due to that, it is milky and I need to change it. How on earth do I do it? The...