863 hydraulic leak caused by dealer

[Flip57]

Took my bobcat 863 to the dealer to fix a hydraulic leak. Suposedly, he replaced the outlet to the pump. When I got home, the machine leaked worse than it did before I took it to be repaired.

So I pulled it into the garage and started my own investigation. Mostly from insparation received by reading these posts.

Fitting from the top. I could swing the hose back and forth with no effort.Turns out, he did remove the pump outlet fitting, but could not get it tightened back up all the way. So they just left it one full turn loose.

I had to remove the cooling plenum and fan to get at it.

After removing the hose I was able to unscrew the fitting with my hand. Shown here with a new O ring. Once I installed and tightened it back to required position, the loader stopped leaking fluid when not running.
Now to the original leak that the dealer did not address.

The hydraulic oil is leaking from the right side of the control valve assembly. Can't really get in to see but I figure I should just order a seal kit and rebuild it. I'll have to remove it to find the leak anyway. Any advice for rebuilding these?

 

[Tazza]

...... I hope you gave your dealer an ear full for that. I'd expect my money back.
Surely they'd know what they were doing and to actually tighten the fittings up and inspect it for leaks after the job was done.
It does anoy me that you pay someone top dollar to do work and they don't do it right. My cousin got his brakes done, drove at least 2,000ks to another state. There was a noise, the 'mechanic' didn't do the caliper bolts, it was hanging on with one very loose bolt. This guy was also paid for the service.

 

[SkidRoe]

I completely agree with Tazza: dealers get paid top dollar to make things right. You deserve compensation. As for your leaky control, getting it out so that you can work on it is the worst part. As far as parts go, you have options. Just about any hydraulic shop should be able to match up the seals. Or then there is the dealer.... maybe this should be part of your compensation... Providing it is just a bad seal, rebuilding is a pretty straight forward job. Rusted or severely scored spools should be replaced.

 

[Flip57]

I completely agree with Tazza: dealers get paid top dollar to make things right. You deserve compensation. As for your leaky control, getting it out so that you can work on it is the worst part. As far as parts go, you have options. Just about any hydraulic shop should be able to match up the seals. Or then there is the dealer.... maybe this should be part of your compensation... Providing it is just a bad seal, rebuilding is a pretty straight forward job. Rusted or severely scored spools should be replaced.

The machine runs like a dream. No issues with operation. Just leaving a trail where ever I go and feeding the hydraulic tank. I don't think there will be any hard parts to replace. As for the dealer, I have not had issues with the parts department. They have always been great. I mistakenly assumed the rest of the company would be as good. I will be doing my own work from now on. This is made easier by the information obtained with this forum. Thanks to everyone.