I'm looking for advice on whether to fix this 1995 Bobcat 953 skidsteer. The hydraulic system would not hold oil, which was dumping into the chain case. So I pulled the wheel motors. The right side wheel motor has a blown seal, which allows the hydraulic oil to dump into the chain case. The seal also had a piece of yellow metal jammed between the shaft and the rubber, which explains what happened to the seal.
The wheel motor has one broken brass piston inside and lots of filings and bigger pieces of brass. I also pulled the other wheel motor; it looks OK from the outside, but I have not disassembled it yet.
Can anyone tell me whether it is necessary to disassemble both wheel motors and all the pumps, hoses, valves, fittings, cylinders, tank, etc on the machine - every place that hydraulic fluid can flow. Is there any way to know, without taking everything apart, how far the brass pieces from the wheel motor may have spread?
It would cost far more than the machine is worth to hire someone (at $100 an hour plus) to take the 953 apart if that's what required. And I'm not interested in spending the time required to do this on my own.
The machine has low hours, looks good, and has lots of good parts on it. Maybe it could be sold for parts. Or, if one can find another 953, one could use this one for parts.
Any advice or thoughts?
The wheel motor has one broken brass piston inside and lots of filings and bigger pieces of brass. I also pulled the other wheel motor; it looks OK from the outside, but I have not disassembled it yet.
Can anyone tell me whether it is necessary to disassemble both wheel motors and all the pumps, hoses, valves, fittings, cylinders, tank, etc on the machine - every place that hydraulic fluid can flow. Is there any way to know, without taking everything apart, how far the brass pieces from the wheel motor may have spread?
It would cost far more than the machine is worth to hire someone (at $100 an hour plus) to take the 953 apart if that's what required. And I'm not interested in spending the time required to do this on my own.
The machine has low hours, looks good, and has lots of good parts on it. Maybe it could be sold for parts. Or, if one can find another 953, one could use this one for parts.
Any advice or thoughts?