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    Case 580K front bucket operating levers

    I have quite a lot to do at the moment and cannot allocate the time to sort it out, I had the foolish notion it might be simple, just refitting a spring. I tried taking pictures but it was very awkward, above is the best I could do. I see that I will have to remove the plate from behind the...
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    Case 580K front bucket operating levers

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    Case 580K front bucket operating levers

    I have no idea what a return to dig switch might be, it sounds like something a more modern vehicle may have, I think that mine is just hydraulic/mechanical.
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    Case 580K front bucket operating levers

    I do not understand why the two levers work different valves but they both self centre forwards to backwards, but neither will centre from left to right and seem to work in tandem. It makes it difficult to control, normally you just have to push slightly left or right to get a gentle movement...
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    Case 580K front bucket operating levers

    Wow, thank you for all of that. First of all the brake cylinders were cheap, not Case genuine, only issue was there were mounting holes which were a bit too deep and had to be modified a bit. It would seem that the problem was not caused when my son replaced the brake cylinders as nothing shown...
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    Case 580K front bucket operating levers

    Gear shift on console to right of driver.
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    Case 580K front bucket operating levers

    Hello, no never had a manual, the front control levers look different on my digger, I seem to have omitted the specifics, stupid man. It is a 1990 Case 580K turbo 4 x 4.
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    Case 580K front bucket operating levers

    With valuable help and advice from forum members I was able, with help from my son, to change both brake master cylinders and now the brakes are free and work perfectly. A lot of work was done by my son, who lives in a different country but I think that a spring may have been omitted. It is a...
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    Case 580K brakes binding

    Seat working correctly now.
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    Case 580K brakes binding

    I thank the members for their valuable assistance again. All up and running now, I would have had no chance without that assistance. Brakes working fine, sharp and no binding, hard pedal when pressed, couple of things to note, the cylinders I bought were not genuine (I only have pensioner funds)...
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    Case 580K brakes binding

    I found the answer to the seat question in another post on your excellent site.
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    Case 580K brakes binding

    Both master cylinders have been changed. Well, good news and bad news. I drove the digger for about 50 metres, brakes were not binding, but pedal spongy and only working close to the floor. I looked at the fluid reservoir, bone dry. I did not check it before I started the short drive as it had...
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    Case 580K brakes binding

    In respect to my last post, removing and replacing the slave cylinders was a nightmare. I removed all of the dash to view all of the internal connections, removed the springs and split pins in the cotter pins, but then problems! The cotter pins would not budge, totally seized in place, even...
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    Case 580K brakes binding

    My last post seems to have disappeared. Is there an easy way of removing the master cylinders? The outside looks reasonably easy, I may take the windscreen washer tank out to give me a bit more working space but the inside looks awkward, poor access, levers and big springs. Can the cylinders be...
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    Case 580K brakes binding

    I think that I have found them, rubber caps on, they don't make things easy to get to do they?
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    Case 580K brakes binding

    I note that the photograph showing the brake bleeders is of a 580SK, mine is just a 580K, it looks a bit different.
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    Case 580K brakes binding

    Hello again, A bit delayed as everything needs to be done at the same time, I have my car with a parasitic drain losing better than 9 amps. Anyway, I have finally managed to remove the rear floor panel, and the bleed screws are not immediately obvious, I had hoped that they would be directly...
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    Case 580K brakes binding

    How difficult is it to remove the brake slave cylinder, can it be cleaned and have new seals fitted, new ones are ridiculously expensive.
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    Case 580K brakes binding

    First of all Airman, I thank you for your detailed and helpful replies. I have been giving the nine screws holding down the small floor plate a daily soaking in penetrating oil, but when I get down to further work on the digger I am not sure when that will be, I have a lot on my plate at the...
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    Case 580K brakes binding

    Oh! What have I started, I thought how great it was removing those six screws, but there are at least another nine on the other floorplate, and with the slanted window restricting access on some, I will not be able to put my full weight on them, or have the screwdriver perpendicular to the screw...
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