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Message: <blockquote data-quote="skidsteer.ca" data-source="post: 17679" data-attributes="member: 307">Well the parts won't be too bad on that one.  Skids are pretty basic, especially the early non electronic models like yours. Often the failures are simple, so try not to overreact to them. Its always a p#ss off when something stops working. But if you can live with a few fixes now and then, you can have a machine that is worth 30% of new one doing the job.10/30 is used in most manufacturers machines of that vintage and I'm sure will be fine in yours. As for grease I like the heavy red Texas Refinery brand, but any general purpose grease will be fine for the pins. Grease is more about how often you put it in then what you use imo, but  heavy, sticky grease can't hurt.The hyd system should self bleed after several cycles of up and down on the boom and driving the machine around with no load. (don't work it until it quits groaning from the air in the system and quiets down)As for the creeping this is a very common problem with all brands and there are several posts on the topic, mostly in the bobcat forum but the general procedure would apply to all models.I a nutshell there are some springs that hold your steering levers in a position that should be neutral on the pumps. One set for each side. The parts wear with use and eventually where the levers stay  when you let go of them is not where the linkage to the pump is in neutral.These need to be adjusted until where the levers sit, is where the pump is in neutral again.Also common with wear is that one or both of the steering levers does not return automatically to the same location each time it is released, and a creeping problem results, that is worse at some times then others. Sometimes the centring parts are too worn to get a consistent neutral and new parts will be needed. The should no be too astronomically priced as they are common "wear" parts, like say tires, and the factory knows they will be replaced a time or two in the life of the machineSpecifically to Case I can't help you. But take a look and you should be able to sort it out. Read the posts in the bobcat section for general tips on the procedure. Not all will apply to you of course.Ken</blockquote>

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