Drives more on one side

mikesolo · Apr 8, 2019

Hi All My 753 Bobcat drive more on one side. When I push both sticks forward, the machine tends to slowly turn to the left. To straighten it up I pull back on the Right Stick. Keeping it in a straight ahead direction, I use the right stick with the left stick full forward. When stopped it does not creep. What would be the cause of this.

flyerdan · Apr 8, 2019

Does it do the opposite in reverse, ie. creep toward the right? If it does, and the left stick is slightly forward at rest it could be that someone took the creep out without centering the stick.
There is a pretty good section in the manual, which can be found in the manual thread, about correcting steering issues.

Tazza · Apr 8, 2019

flyerdan said:
Does it do the opposite in reverse, ie. creep toward the right? If it does, and the left stick is slightly forward at rest it could be that someone took the creep out without centering the stick.
There is a pretty good section in the manual, which can be found in the manual thread, about correcting steering issues.

I have had issues like this before caused from wear. With the engine off and cab up, push each stick all the way forward and look where the steering elver goes through the plate that the cab sits on. Check that it is not bottoming out on this plate. If it is, you can loosen the two bolts that link the sticks to the pump and shorten the linkage a little till it doesn't bottom out anymore.
Hopefully it's that simple.

Hotrod1830 · Apr 8, 2019

Tazza said:
I have had issues like this before caused from wear. With the engine off and cab up, push each stick all the way forward and look where the steering elver goes through the plate that the cab sits on. Check that it is not bottoming out on this plate. If it is, you can loosen the two bolts that link the sticks to the pump and shorten the linkage a little till it doesn't bottom out anymore.
Hopefully it's that simple.

Dont forget tire size(tread wear) and inflation as a possible cause as well.