Hello again everyone,I'm searching for the reason why my 3 point hitch is slow coming up. I've had lots of help from John (UK) but currently he is on vacation and hasn't replied to my personal emails yet. No problem John, you should be enjoying your vacation and not worrying about me anyways... So to continue... I've got my top cover off and my hydraulic pump out and ready for inspection. I've got my diesel fuel and will clean the entire hydraulics area including the pump as well as the piston on the top cover. I will take out my PTO assembly as well, cause I just took the cap off and saw some oil sitting in there. TO CONTINUE... First, are there any components that shouldn't have contact with diesel fuel as I'm cleaning? Second, what should I be doing to both the piston/fork assembly as well as the hydraulic pump in order to inspect and determine if there are any problems? I have a feeling that my piston is fine (no apparent seal leaks, implement always stays up for a very long time after turning tractor engine off) but something might be wrong with my pump. Can I have the pump tested? Also, while I've got this part of the tractor a part, anything I should just simply replace as good measure? I will be ordering new gaskets for the covers that I've removed. AND, since my oil is drained I will also be removing the right axle assembly as well to fix a leak from the bolt that holds the right lower link arm to the right axle trumpet. But I won't ask for help about that until I've started that project! LOL Any tips, input or ideas would be great! Thanks to all that help! Ivan
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