mountainguyed67
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I also took measurements for an overlap piece to bolt the battery cover back on. I can make that before I go up next time.
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Ed's 77 Terex 72-41
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mountainguyed67
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Storms have made it too wet to get anything done in the mountains, so I've been making parts, this is a battery hold down. I could have bought one for batteries end to end, but mine are side by side. Can’t find a part number. My machine was the second to last made, and there are several sections that weren't updated for the last change. It simply doesn't show my serial number (in those sections). No I’m not the best welder, but I think it’ll stay together.
d9gdon
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Yep, it'll work.
mountainguyed67
Senior Member
Thanks. A friend gave me flat bar to use, but I saw it bending too much. And I had this angle iron left over from a recent project.
mountainguyed67
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These are to put the battery cover back on. I had to cut it off, it wasn’t removable. Previous owner turned it with the cover up, and mangled the cover. Had to heat it and straighten it. It’s thicker on the ends, that’s why the two smaller pieces are thicker.
mountainguyed67
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There are two pins the rear axle pivots left and right on, one is backed out. What held it in is broken off. The other one is the same way, and they already welded something on to trap it in place. I pretty much copied what they made.
mountainguyed67
Senior Member
Bolted the battery cover back on, and measured for battery hold down bolts. I still need to drill and install the two side pieces to secure the battery cover better.
mountainguyed67
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They didn’t get the bends right when straightening the battery cover, it doesn’t go all the way down. I can stand on it and make it go down, but it won’t stay there. It will probably do its job like this though.
mountainguyed67
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Changed the transmission filter. I didn’t change the small gasket, I couldn’t figure out how to get the clamp bolt out. The book lists a snap ring, but it doesn’t look like a snap ring in there. Hmmmm.
those old cartridge type filters usually have a ring of some sort down at the bottom to hold the large cupped washer down against the spring below(although not necessarily) the spring and washer are there to hold the cartridge up against the head, otherwise the element won't filter anything. I've taken apart some where the washer and spring were missing-no doubt dropped into the bucket and lost.
mountainguyed67
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The spring is in place and doing its job, I just couldn’t figure out how to release it to get to the gasket. I have another identical one to do, steering hydraulic. If I find out in time, I can get that one replaced. I’ll try and remember to post a picture of the filter pieces from the book.
mountainguyed67
Senior Member
It was a continuous piece, or at least it seemed.
mountainguyed67
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That’s how I did it.
mountainguyed67
Senior Member
Maybe that’s the best way...
mountainguyed67
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Pushing over a 28” diameter cedar tree.
mountainguyed67
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Got the fuel line swapped, and fired back up. No leaks. Had to learn how to deal with the braided fuel line. Cut it to length with a hack saw, then unraveled the braid with a machinist pic, and cut the individual wires. Had to get back enough to get a nut and ferrule on.
mountainguyed67
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We also got the new steering control valve on, and not leaking. Changed the filter while the system was apart. The box the hardware store o rings were in said they’re good for hydraulic fluid. I will still get the right ones and put them in my loader stuff, in case these disintegrate. Also, the fluid was milky. I read this is because of air coming in through leaks. I wasn’t able to flush the system, I don’t know how to. I topped it back off with new fluid. Do I need to readdress this?
We used a vise to swap the fittings.
We used a vise to swap the fittings.