Willie B
Senior Member
I've done what I advise others to never do. I sold a backhoe to a friend. 16 months ago, I sold this machine to a good friend. It has given trouble, I feel I wouldn't have had. The bolts loosened up where the dipper end attaches to the rest of the dipper. I had them loosen up years ago, so I cleaned everything up replaced the bolts, used red Loctite & torqued the Hell out of them. They stayed tight years through some very heavy duty hoe work. I worked on it again dismantling the whole assembly, steam cleaning it all, then degreaser. I replaced bolts again, this time coating mating surfaces & bolts with Loctite. I added key stock across the heads of the 7/8" cap screws welded to bolt heads.
He lost a snap ring on the pin that holds the extend a hoe cylinder & didn't notice until the pin fell out entirely. That proved a big project!
Now he reports torque converter slips when hot. I checked it today. Hard to get accurate fluid level but it seems to have plenty of fluid, no evidence of leaks. No movement at all, forward or back.
I didn't have time or tools today to get into diagnostics, not sure it's torque converter.
I had the Case dealer correct a leaky torque converter 5 years ago, no leaks since, no slipping.......until now.
He lost a snap ring on the pin that holds the extend a hoe cylinder & didn't notice until the pin fell out entirely. That proved a big project!
Now he reports torque converter slips when hot. I checked it today. Hard to get accurate fluid level but it seems to have plenty of fluid, no evidence of leaks. No movement at all, forward or back.
I didn't have time or tools today to get into diagnostics, not sure it's torque converter.
I had the Case dealer correct a leaky torque converter 5 years ago, no leaks since, no slipping.......until now.