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Make sure all the drain holes are open. Spray with Simply Green Aircraft and Precision Cleaner. After waiting 15 minutes or so, wash with garden hose. Electrical connections have a water resistant seal so you don't have to cover them. Avoid direct water on fuses. Blow off excess water with...

Make sure all the drain holes are open. Spray with Simply Green Aircraft and Precision Cleaner. After waiting 15 minutes or so, wash with garden hose. Electrical connections have a water resistant seal so you don't have to cover them. Avoid direct water on fuses. Blow off excess water with...

As previously said, make sure all the drain holes are open. Spray with Simply Green Aircraft and Precision Cleaner. After waiting 15 minutes or so, wash with garden hose. Electrical connections have a water resistant seal so you don't have to cover them. Avoid direct water on fuses. Blow off...

Try supporting the Quick coupler plate with a floor jack or engine hoist to take some of the weight off the pins when you try to knock out the pins.

I would first start with checking your battery. Make sure it can hold a proper voltage when at rest and when you try to start the engine. See YouTube videos to see how to check if a battery is good or not and the proper voltages that it should have.

The buttons may or may not have any function depending how the machine was original constructed. The buttons comes standard with all the machines, but not all machines have the wiring connected to the buttons to the hardware for the different features. Buttons typically control auxiliary...

You can try to source out the individual parts on your own. Either look at detail pictures of the parts in the $400 kit and try to figure it out, or take apart your pump and look at the existing parts and to try to find a replacement.

Charging system not working properly. Check to see if the battery good (will hold proper charge at rest and under load), check to see if alternator functioning properly (voltage of battery should go up when engine is running, not go down). Check to see if you have good contacts with all the...

lots of different reasons for noisy hydraulic pump. as long as you have adequate hydraulic fluid in the system, you need to consider wear and tear of the metallic parts of this old machine causing increase friction and subsequently increase noise.

There is a leaky seal somewhere. You just have to locate it to fix your problem. Some seals are easier to replace than others, depends on location. But first step is to locate the leak. Clean everything up the best you can, start the engine, and keep checking to see if you can find the leak. Not...

Gravity fed, water is heavier than diesel and will settle in the bottom of the fuel separator filter, The water will drain out first when you remove the plug from the bottom. Once water is out it will continue to drain the lighter fluid (diesel) from your fuel line if you leave the plug out, it...

If you’ve lost all hydraulics you need to look at the connection between the engine and transmission. If the engine is no longer transmitting the rotational energy you will lose all your hydraulics all at once. Mine was due to a snapped hydraulic shaft due to frozen needle bearing, but you can...

They grey paint that John Deere sells is not an exact match for their construction machines. I don’t know of any standard off the shelf paint that will be an exact match.

It should just knock out. Nothing should prevent the taper pin from coming out once you remove the bolt and nut. The pins are changed frequently because they wear out. If yours is not coming out easily, there maybe something stuck or blocking it from coming out. I suggest you just try hammering...

I need to replace the Coupling (AKA Damper plate) part #T278470 and Splined Coupling part #AT385463 between the engine and pumps. I have studied the manuals, but was wondering if anyone has any tips of how to do this procedure. Thxs