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    access to hose fitting on case 580 se on valve body

    That gray link got complicated, sale price of 26 went to 60$ and when I called they said they sell to canada but only to US through amazon....more bad news finally found the right search and bought a 12 pt 1-1/4 on ebay--22.50, I'll have to wait a week, but the profile is slender and it looks...
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    access to hose fitting on case 580 se on valve body

    I took another look at it this morning, and moved the metal stand for the joysticks and there is a small access hole in the floor, but I would have to take off the upper row of hoses and my regular combination wrench won't even fit over the flare nut unless I start on the end and work in...
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    access to hose fitting on case 580 se on valve body

    also, I notice the wrench you show is smaller than an inch and the ones I've seen in the larger than an inch (these take a 1&1/8 and a 1&1/4 wrench size) and those jumbo sizes (which I've only seen straight sides), don't have the rounded multi positions yours shows. do your larger sizes have...
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    access to hose fitting on case 580 se on valve body

    I actually wrote that message last night, but forgot to post it, thanks Tom for verifying the idea that they will work in this situation, and I do plan to get a set one way or another, also, I may just wait and do something else while I get the right tool for the job, no sense disturbing good...
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    access to hose fitting on case 580 se on valve body

    Yes, I've been looking at sets of crows foot wrenches, and an extension with a ratchet/ breaker bar might work but local stores don't keep the jumbo ones in stock, as for the punch, no way to get to it, and even if I could break the old one free, I'd still have to have better access to tighten...
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    access to hose fitting on case 580 se on valve body

    One side of a frayed and split hydraulic hose goes to the hard metal line to the backhoe bucket and the other end goes to the valve in a devil of a tight place, right under the floor with the swing cylinders blocking access from the underside. I know it's a long shot, but I'm looking for some...
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    Case 580E steering cylinder disassembly

    I understand the basic principle of the flush, but I will certainly keep this resource in mind when I'm actually ready to get started. I have close to 40 gallons of fresh premium tch grade oil ready to go and a filter due in the mail on monday.
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    Case 580E steering cylinder disassembly

    I understand the basic principle of the flush, but I will certainly keep this resource in mind when I'm actually ready to get started. I have close to 40 gallons of fresh premium tch grade oil ready to go and a filter due in the mail on monday.
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    Case 580E steering cylinder disassembly

    I get a 404 file not found error for that link-- but I already bought a manual on ebay. I do plan to do another more complete flush on Monday (or when it stops raining after I get the new filter). In the meantime I'll do a little light running to mix the oil in there, and do some heavy...
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    Case 580E steering cylinder disassembly

    Hi Tinkerer, I get that my eye won't see the level technically considered too much water in the oil, and getting the oil to at least not appear milky is only a starting point in the clean up. I'm thinking about all sorts of other procedures in the follow up- follow through on the rehab of the...
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    Case 580E steering cylinder disassembly

    thanks Tinkerer, I read through those flush procedures, and they gave me some good alternatives to get a substantially better flush. I don't want to burn out the pump, and I don't want to be too fussy about every drop of contaminated oil either. I just bought this machine in the spring and this...
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    case super e hydraulic fluid issue?

    thanks, for both comments, At least I haven't been responsible for damaging good cylinders, which had crossed my mind. What I don't understand is how the cylinders can be sold if so many aren't working. seems like it ends up costing everybody lots of time and trouble. So far on one...
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    case super e hydraulic fluid issue?

    I don't think the extreme right or left is an issue, they seem to be set the same as the original (they are aftermarket.) and the rods look fine. I wondered if the fluid could cause that sort of spurting leak. The first replacement cylinder leaked around the rod, the second is leaking between...
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    case super e hydraulic fluid issue?

    This is more a request to try and find out about the operational symptoms of water in hydraulic fluid and use of incorrect fluid. My fluid has been leaking , most recently from one new steering cylinder after another, and I get that after two new ones and a third on the way, the problem is...
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    Case 580E steering cylinder disassembly

    thought I should update this, bought a new steering cylinder and installed it, no sweat, then it was leaking again after 15-20 hrs of machine time. got a replacement and it started leaking after 15 hrs and another re[placement is on the way, but I have a feeling my hydraulic fluid may be the...
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