825 drive

[Gator]

Hi guys I was using my cat the other day and all off a sudden I lost the left hand side drive. I removed the cover to the levers and internals nothing obvious such as broken linkages. Can anyone help with my problem any help will be good. Thanks

 

[Tazza]

Is it hydrostatic or mechanical?
Does the steering lever fight you while you try and move it back and forth, like its creating resistance?
Any growling, or other noises that the other side does not do?

 

[GhostOp]

When my 825 lost drive on one side, it turned out to be one of the small ball joints on the end of the linkage from the lever to the valve. The Bobcat dealer was able to order them for me. It looked like the material around the ball just disappeared, it wasn't melted, or worn, just gone! The other three where just like new, which makes sense, because everything on the 825 sits under the cover above the 27 gallons of oil. The new one has been in two years now, and no more problems! I hope yours turns out to be this easy. Jerry