1990 743 bobcat driving by itself

[therick]

I worked my 1990 bobcat 743 pretty hard these last couple weeks. Now the drive handles just stay forward without my pushing on them, they wont go back to neutral without me pulling them back. Any fixes or what im looking for out there

 

[therick]

And they wont stay back once pulled back

 

[brdgbldr]

And they wont stay back once pulled back

You need to check the hand control linkages. There are a lot of parts that can wear out, become loose, or just break.

Here is a link to the parts catalog. The schematics may help:
https://partscatalog.bobcat.com/

 

[cmcneely]

This is a great video. Walks through the entire process:

 

[spitzair]

My guess is the centering spring for the levers either broke or the bolt that holds it in place fell off. Shouldn't bee too hard to fix. I have a video on my youtube channel that explains how it works, you can find it here...

 

[therick]

This is a great video. Walks through the entire process:

Unfortunately mine is different than that.

 

[therick]

My guess is the centering spring for the levers either broke or the bolt that holds it in place fell off. Shouldn't bee too hard to fix. I have a video on my youtube channel that explains how it works, you can find it here...

Do you have a video to replace those nylon washers that the right steering arm slides through

 

[spitzair]

No I don't unfortunately, but if/when I do need to replace them I'll definitely make one.

 

[therick]

No I don't unfortunately, but if/when I do need to replace them I'll definitely make one.

Mine definitely needs replacing. Would you like to make the video helping me redo my steering system?

 

[therick]

Mine definitely needs replacing. Would you like to make the video helping me redo my steering system?