Recent content by Paul of Chester

Repairs are almost complete. Everything has been ground, wire brushed, or sandblasted. The pits in the metal are astounding. This photo http://www.circleoaks.com/images/M700-hub-8.jpg shows some the huge difference. Here is a shot of the new hub cap in place...

I have ordered the new hubcaps & O-rings. I will post a final photo when I have them installed.

I FINALLY REMOVED the HUBS! Looking at the breakout drawing above & the fax from the local dealer, I got brave & decided I can't break a broken part. I put the largest monkey wrench on the caps & they both tore right at the threads rather than unscrew. I then (very carefully) took a screwdriver...

Thanks Everyone! I just got a PDF from the Richmond Bobcat dealer. It shows the breakdown. I can see now that the inner bearing rides inside the 1/2 inch thick round ring with the four nuts on it. I don't want to remove that. I have also found out the front hubs are still available but the back...

The end of the hubcaps have a octoganal shape to them so I put a wrench on it but the metal started to twist & crumple. If I tear up these caps without a solution ready I am screwed. I was thinking if I remove the four bolts and the larger ring comes off I could grind off the thin part & weld on...

Here are two more images. A close-up of the left side: http://www.circleoaks.com/images/M700-hub-3.jpg And a shot of the entire Bobcat. Not a bad older work horse. It's helping me renovate my historic home (in background): http://www.circleoaks.com/images/M700-hub-4.jpg Thanks Tazza.

Here are the photos: http://www.circleoaks.com/images/M700-hub-1.png and http://www.circleoaks.com/images/M700-hub-2.png

Hello, Several months ago I bought my first bobcat. An M700 jalopy. Like my backhoe and farm tractor, it is well used & abused when I got it. I was correcting the routing of some hydraulic lines when one thing led to another and I had the floor plate up and removing the rods that push & pull...