773 creeping when not on full trottle

[spudcat]

I have a 7 year old 773 G series which I bought as a non runner. I don't know much about it accept it has 5000 hrs. I think that it had been standing outside without being used for a good while. It has the following problems. Drives OK when on close to full trottle but if idling it creeps to the right quite quickly. Power is fairly OK on higher revs. Goes forwards and backwards fairly OK. I have changed all filters accept the case drain filters. Weather has been bad and where motors are is full of water. I removed the front covers where the pedals are and cleaned this out. It was full of dirt. Are there any other places to unblock to drain out this water? I have a service manual but it seems to be for an older version with just one bucket tipping ram. Any advice greatly appreciated.

 

[Tazza]

Steering adjustment is done on the pump, there are 2 bars that you move to adjust it. You need to block the machine start and adjust it. It can be fiddly but you will get there. You need to start on the right side of the pump get it rite then do the other side. Its really not that hard to do but can be a pain to get just rite. Your stops may be worn, thats whats causing you prroblems. You can turn then around to get a good flat side then adjust it from there. Also check the bolts are tight on the aloy arms, they can come loose and flop around.

 

[Fishfiles]

Steering adjustment is done on the pump, there are 2 bars that you move to adjust it. You need to block the machine start and adjust it. It can be fiddly but you will get there. You need to start on the right side of the pump get it rite then do the other side. Its really not that hard to do but can be a pain to get just rite. Your stops may be worn, thats whats causing you prroblems. You can turn then around to get a good flat side then adjust it from there. Also check the bolts are tight on the aloy arms, they can come loose and flop around.

There are two holes that can be cleaned out to get the belly pan free of the water , if you lay on the ground at the rear of the machine you can see them , one on each side of the plate with three blots holding it in , if the plate is even still there and not been knocked off , you clean them out from the inside the machine behind the back axle , a pressure washer is best , a long rod will punch thru the clog -------on the steering problem , make sure that the pintle arms are tight on the shaft as they come loose alot , mostly the one on the left side if you were seating in the seat -----good luck ------fishfiles

 

[spudcat]

There are two holes that can be cleaned out to get the belly pan free of the water , if you lay on the ground at the rear of the machine you can see them , one on each side of the plate with three blots holding it in , if the plate is even still there and not been knocked off , you clean them out from the inside the machine behind the back axle , a pressure washer is best , a long rod will punch thru the clog -------on the steering problem , make sure that the pintle arms are tight on the shaft as they come loose alot , mostly the one on the left side if you were seating in the seat -----good luck ------fishfiles

Many thanks Tazza and Fishfile for advice. All cleaned out like new now. You were quite right about the left side pintle arm. Was very loose on the shaft due to wear. Tightened it up using some shims and now runs normally. Will keep me going untill I can get some replacement parts ordered.

 

[Fishfiles]

Many thanks Tazza and Fishfile for advice. All cleaned out like new now. You were quite right about the left side pintle arm. Was very loose on the shaft due to wear. Tightened it up using some shims and now runs normally. Will keep me going untill I can get some replacement parts ordered.

When in the field with no parts and the pintle lever is excessively worn I have taken a hose clamp and cut a piece off with tin snips and jammed it in between the pintle arm and the shaft and retightened with success , cleaning up every thing with brake and part cleaner , especially the threads inside the arm and the bolt then applying red thread lock helps out alot ------most of the time after if you tighten up the pintle you don't even need to make any adjustment , neutral is correct --------the left side is always the one that gets loose , when you get a new lever which isn't very expensive it will have a different bushing for the end of it which lasts longer than the original , also it may save you some trouble to measure the square shaft coming out the sunstrand pump before ordering as there were different sizes on the shaft and serial number doesn't also get you the right one , been burned on that several times

 

[spudcat]

When in the field with no parts and the pintle lever is excessively worn I have taken a hose clamp and cut a piece off with tin snips and jammed it in between the pintle arm and the shaft and retightened with success , cleaning up every thing with brake and part cleaner , especially the threads inside the arm and the bolt then applying red thread lock helps out alot ------most of the time after if you tighten up the pintle you don't even need to make any adjustment , neutral is correct --------the left side is always the one that gets loose , when you get a new lever which isn't very expensive it will have a different bushing for the end of it which lasts longer than the original , also it may save you some trouble to measure the square shaft coming out the sunstrand pump before ordering as there were different sizes on the shaft and serial number doesn't also get you the right one , been burned on that several times

Thanks Fishfiles, I will measure the square shaft before I order the parts. That bit of advice I am sure has avoided some hassle. I have a parts manual on the way from maxwedge which also should help. Unfortunately no Bobcat parts are cheap in Estonia. Thanks again. Really usefull forum!