763 arms not level

[d_man]

I have a '99 763 and am having issues with the left arm of the machine being slightly lower then the right. This causes my bucket to dig deeper on the left side then the right. Is there a manual adjustment for this? Or is it just a matter of tweaking it back the other way and hoping for the best? Thanks

 

[Tazza]

There is no adjustment for this, it sounds like your lift arm has been bent somehow. I'd look from the front of the machine up the arms to see if it still looks straight. Some of the older machines cracked in the heel where the lift ram joins to the arm. It may have been welded before, but incorrectly.
I wonder if your front tyre is flat or excessivly worn, this could cause the bucket to dig in more on one side.
Just a few ideas.

 

[mrfixitpaul]

There is no adjustment for this, it sounds like your lift arm has been bent somehow. I'd look from the front of the machine up the arms to see if it still looks straight. Some of the older machines cracked in the heel where the lift ram joins to the arm. It may have been welded before, but incorrectly.
I wonder if your front tyre is flat or excessivly worn, this could cause the bucket to dig in more on one side.
Just a few ideas.

It's a long shot but possibly one of the lift cylinders is not retracting all the way....If the nut that holds the piston on the rod loosens enough it will bottom out and hold up one side of the arms.

 

[glenbell]

I had a half flat tire on the back while plowing snow recently.....scraping right to pavement on the left and leaving 4 inches of snow on the right. Can't really tell your tire is half flat until you put weight or pressure on the bucket. I'd check those pressures first.

 

[d_man]

I had a half flat tire on the back while plowing snow recently.....scraping right to pavement on the left and leaving 4 inches of snow on the right. Can't really tell your tire is half flat until you put weight or pressure on the bucket. I'd check those pressures first.

Tires are all good. After taking a closer look at things it's definitely the lift cylinder on the right side of the machine not coming all the way in. You can see the marks where it usually retracts another 1/4". Any ideas here? Is this a bushing/seal issue? Thanks for all the help already by the way.

 

[mrfixitpaul]

Tires are all good. After taking a closer look at things it's definitely the lift cylinder on the right side of the machine not coming all the way in. You can see the marks where it usually retracts another 1/4". Any ideas here? Is this a bushing/seal issue? Thanks for all the help already by the way.

Probably the nut inside, that holds the piston on the rod, has loosened and backed off. You can probably take the cylinder apart, tighten the nut, and reassemble without needing to deal with any of the seals.