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560 in KS

02-10-2008 17:53:00




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Hey fellas. I got a power steering question for you. On my 560 gas, it was cold today, it worked fine when the tractor was moving,but, when the tractor stopped or not in motion, the steering was half "power" and half manual. the fast hitch would still operate fine. what would cause this? weak power steering pump/hydraulic pump? I just changed the hydraulic oil and filter two months ago. Any thoughts and ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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Hayshaker

02-11-2008 06:17:26




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 Re: 560 power steering in reply to 560 in KS, 02-10-2008 17:53:00  
One thing to check out also is to make sure your steering shaft knuckles aren't siezing up. I had checked, changed hydraulic fluid levels and the filter and it still wasn't working. I called my mechanic and was describing the problem. It would turn some easy then steer hard. He said take the shaft out and check the knuckles. Everything seem to move alright, but when I took the shaft off the lower knuckle would not swivel at all. Put a new knuckle in and it steered beautifully. I'm not saying that's your problem for sure but it is worth checking out. The knuckle was about $25.

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Up North Louie

02-10-2008 19:22:30




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 Re: 560 power steering in reply to 560 in KS, 02-10-2008 17:53:00  
A few thoughts, some of them unpleasant.

Start by making sure you have the 16 gallons of HyTran you are supposed to have. There's a square 9/16 plug on the left side of the transmission housing to check this. Then check your filter (hydraulic) on the right side behind the hexagonal access plate. Be ready to catch 2-4 quarts of HyTran when you open it up. Sometimes new fluid acts like a solvent and loosens up lots of gunk which clogs up your filter in a New York minute. Your problem sounds similar to the last difficulty I had, and a new filter did the trick.

After that, search this forum, because this subject on this tractor comes up every month or two. There's at least 2 threads I started. There's stuff to go wrong with a worm gear near the front bolster and a little valve that works with it. I still don't understand this. Fortunately, it has yet to be my problem.
The hydraulic and power steering pumps are behind a rectangular access plate on the left side of the transmission. Get a pressure gauge and hook it up, see what you're getting. There is a 12 gpm pump, and a 17 gpm pump; which one depends on the year of your tractor. The power steering pump piggybacks on to the regular hydraulic pump. I replaced both of these and the shaft that drives them last spring. It was painfully expensive. Nobody seems to rebuild them around where I live. But I got my PS back.

That wasn't the end of it. I had the valve banks rebuilt, too.
What sucks is that I couldn't be there to watch/help do the work because of my stupid day job. It is my prayer that the new job I have applied for comes through, as the scheduling on that one will be a lot more flexible. And a lot less time on the road. Not to mention nicer people and better work...

I wish you good things.

Don

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