T-180 track motor problems

[RTSLLC]

Hello! first post.... uh hi? i run a very small mowing company and use a bobcat T-180 for work. I just changed the case drain filter on the right track motor and its half covered in metal shavings. background on this loader: bought it at 2400 hours, its now at 2450 hours. all filters were marked installed at 1407 hours.....yikes! changed everything out, just found out about the case drain filter and changed the one i could reach (bad back due to army shenanigans) dealer had new tracks installed and changed the track motor oil before i took delivery. he SAID they did a full inspection and changed allt he filters......but they obliviously didnt. dealer tech said if the case drain was half covered in shavings i must bring it in for repairs, probly the inner bearing is gone (no leaks from the motor itself as far as i can tell) what should i do? i cant afford to pay both my house mortgage and repair bills! help plz?

 

[Tazza]

Metal shavings is a bad sign. You really need to get that fixed or else you may be up for a new motor. A few shavings isn't too bad, but if it was quite full, it points to the fact that you may have a drive motor failure coming up.
I'm sure other members with T machines will have something to say, i don't have any tracked machines.

 

[RTSLLC]

Metal shavings is a bad sign. You really need to get that fixed or else you may be up for a new motor. A few shavings isn't too bad, but if it was quite full, it points to the fact that you may have a drive motor failure coming up.
I'm sure other members with T machines will have something to say, i don't have any tracked machines.

frack. taking the bobcat to the dealer in the morning then. ill snag a pic of the left side drain filter, as I cant for the life of me find where the heck I put the old right one. the thing is, I don't know when the shaving started. as I have NO idea when the case drain filter was last changed, its not marked. could be factory filter, could be replaced by the dealer, I don't know. there is no blowby though, so that's a good thing I guess. where would I find the charge filter btw? mounted to the fan gearbox? dealer had a T-190 with the cab up while I was there and it was right there.

 

[dr.bobcat]

frack. taking the bobcat to the dealer in the morning then. ill snag a pic of the left side drain filter, as I cant for the life of me find where the heck I put the old right one. the thing is, I don't know when the shaving started. as I have NO idea when the case drain filter was last changed, its not marked. could be factory filter, could be replaced by the dealer, I don't know. there is no blowby though, so that's a good thing I guess. where would I find the charge filter btw? mounted to the fan gearbox? dealer had a T-190 with the cab up while I was there and it was right there.

Some times (in Mexico) i found loaders with the original case drain filters after 2k, 3k hours, the reason, customer/user never call a service dealer, and don't know this filters exist. In August 2007 Bobcat send the next service letter. Hope this will help you, if you loader don´t have a trouble, don't worry, maybe those was the original filters. Note: Moderators, I take this from a service letter That bobcat send to all dealers, i have a copy, because was a dealer service manager, if this cause a trouble, please take it out. A new case drain filter service interval has been added to S130 and larger loaders. Cleaning the case drain filter is now recommended after the first 50 hours, in addition to the 1000 hour or every 12 month interval. The Operation & Maintenance Manual, Service Manual and the service decal located in the rear door will be revised. While the change to the manuals and decal is small (just adding a notation) cleaning the filter at 50 hours is very important. Field experience has shown that some filters plug before the first 1000 hour interval is reached because of the initial debris related to assembly and component break-in. Case drain filters do not have a bypass or indicator to alert the operator. A plugged filter can create excessive pressure in the circuit and in some cases damage a component. The most common example of this is damaging the drive motor (brake) cover on 2 speed equipped loaders and track loaders.

 

[RTSLLC]

Metal shavings is a bad sign. You really need to get that fixed or else you may be up for a new motor. A few shavings isn't too bad, but if it was quite full, it points to the fact that you may have a drive motor failure coming up.
I'm sure other members with T machines will have something to say, i don't have any tracked machines.

Bump.

Dealer yanked the old spin on filter apart before tearing into the motor. no brass, no metal in it.
A huge, several month job landed on me, couldn't turn it down. He advised me to just run with it as its most likely a factory original filter.
Will keep an eye on it and change the case drain filter when I get it in my shop at the end of the week. Any shavings, and I'll be renting a loader while its down for repairs!

Thanks!

 

[Tazza]

Bump.

Dealer yanked the old spin on filter apart before tearing into the motor. no brass, no metal in it.
A huge, several month job landed on me, couldn't turn it down. He advised me to just run with it as its most likely a factory original filter.
Will keep an eye on it and change the case drain filter when I get it in my shop at the end of the week. Any shavings, and I'll be renting a loader while its down for repairs!

Thanks!

Congratulations on the job. Hopefully there won't be any issues. Just keep an eye on the filters and change the hub oil at the required times with the correct oil.