Re: The Case for Working With Your Hands

Ignoramus24299 wrote:

On 2009-05-23, Wes <clutch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Don't ya hate it when you send something out to the 'pros' or call them in and still end
up solving the issue yourself.


Or the "pros" recommend replacing a bunch of parts, at a great
expense, without really trying to pinpint the issue.


i
One time a friend of mine got to buy a Case 1450C dozer in which the previous owner dumped a whole bunch of money. It seemed that the thing would stall when the pedals were pushed down and would not move. The dealer ship put in a new torque converter, valve body, and a whole bunch of parts that added up to over 15,000 dollars. The machine was worth 30,000 in good running condition. The previous owner dumped the machine for 15,000 since the factory couldn't fix it. I came by and looked at it for him. The machine was stalling out with the pedal fully depressed. That meant that the brake and the torque converter were working properly, but were coming on at the wrong time. For anyone that doesn't know how the steering pedals work on the 1450C, when you push them half way down it dis-engages the drive to the left or right track. when you push the pedal all the way down it applies the brake to that track. It was obvious that the brake was coming on when it shouldn't and stalling the motor. After pulling off the top cover of the valve body assembly I noticed that the gasket was blown out between one of the galleys and was letting fluid bypass the ports. I put a new 2 dollar gasket on the machine and it ran like a deer. :)

Anyone can keep replacing parts until the thing runs, its replacing only the bad part to get the thing back on line.

John
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