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  1. J

    Takeuchi TB016

    Two and a half years gone by and no response!! My machine is not charging (still only 12v when running). It only has 500 hours on it. I've seen that video you mentioned where the guy had to remove the canopy, the counterweight-- as you said, half the machine. It's the only info I've been...
  2. J

    Takeuchi TB016 accelerator / throttle cable

    Dont know how to edit my entry (other than the thread title) so adding hete: Maybe try to shove a guitar string down.. Maybe try to trap the wire in a drill and spin it...
  3. J

    Takeuchi TB016 accelerator / throttle cable

    Hello, my accelerator lever is moving but the cable (item 4, called "wire") is just munching up instead of moving. Have released both ends (photo shows engine bay end) and lifted them vertical and poured Plusgas in. Tomorrow I will reattach the end at the driver's end and attempt to move the...
  4. J

    Correct way to check the Hydraulic oil level

    Thumb retracted = cylinder extended? Or am I misunderstanding? Thanks.
  5. J

    Fixing large o-ring upside down

    Thanks. Job's finished now as per above, where clearly I just wanted to stick rather than gasketize (??), but I've had a quick search cos this could come in handy in the future. Unsurprisingly, never 'eard of it. But these guys have, some having the temerity to question the expert, and...
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    Fixing large o-ring upside down

    Thank you.
  7. J

    Fixing large o-ring upside down

    YO-HO! That confection of ice cream was (is?) called a "99" (in the UK).
  8. J

    Fixing large o-ring upside down

    Yup. Looks like the strawberry squirt the used to squirt on your ice cream! Thanks again for help. I certainly put more on than I was going to THANKS TO YOU! (I took a pic of the ring stuck into onto the grease but obviously deleted it by mistake.)
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    Fixing large o-ring upside down

    Thanks you guys. It's done and no evident leaking. We'll see. (But after 5min testing pushing a bit of earth the sight glass level had lowered to 1/4" above lower limit.) I dried the groove with ear buds, squished some grease in, pushed on the ring... which just sat there like it had never...
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    Fixing large o-ring upside down

    Thank you, just stumbled on this, not notified it seems. I'm surprised to hear a recommendation for Vaseline because I thought it was a no-no. E.g. I love the "defying gravity"! Sounds wonderful. "Dry surface" yup. "Brake cleaner", yup, done that. Love the "packing", 'cos I was just going to...
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    Fixing large o-ring upside down

    Thank you! Have just gobbled a bit on wood, metal and plastic.Pretty sure I'm going with this because am getting fed up with this.
  12. J

    Fixing large o-ring upside down

    Thank you. I've looked up my red grease but find no specific info. Another maker seems to have what Im looking for: "PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PEAK RED RUBBER Grease is premium quality clay thickened grease formulated with Castor Oil. The grease is specifically formulated for a wide range of...
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    Fixing large o-ring upside down

    Thanks! I read a lot of people say that when reading reviews on Permatex item. One attached
  14. J

    Fixing large o-ring upside down

    Fabuloso! You tell me specifically what you use it for and send me a pic. The item code fooled me a bit cos I misread the last digit. Read all the 1 to 4 star reviews and a few pages of 5 star. Plenty of contradictory advice as to whether you need fixer spray (at $20), much plenty of...
  15. J

    Fixing large o-ring upside down

    Thanks for writing.
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    Fixing large o-ring upside down

    Thank you. I've looked up rtv now and won't be going that route. Thanks for telling me what not to use, always useful. I'll have a quick look st transmission assembly gel; I like the 'sticky'.My main concerns were a) it has to hold the ring in place, b) it mustn't corrode the ring over time.
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    Fixing large o-ring upside down

    Ah, Thanks for writing. No, I haven't considered that -- nor, I think, will I! Kudos for lateral thinking, though. "Not so difficult." Umm.. I'm a newbie to these machines, and nothing has been 'not so difficult' for me. I'd like the Takeuchi design engineers to be given a bunch of tools, and...
  18. J

    Fixing large o-ring upside down

    Hello, Can I secure an o-ring upside down with red rubber? I don't know what the ring is made from. Background: The large (6"?) O-ring on the underneath of the hydraulic tank of my Takeuchi TB016 digger needs to be secured in the upside-down groove before bolting on the plate. I've made one...
  19. J

    Drive motor housing -- sandblast?

    Thought: no need for drain plug -- removing lower bolt might do the job...
  20. J

    Drive motor housing -- sandblast?

    Thank you. I've seen prices for these drive motors from £1,000 to $1,800!! They're worth spending time and money to take care of them. So it's not really OCD, it's just sensible. Please explain 'abrasive blast'; is it what I've called 'sand blasting' with another medium? I only have a 50l...
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