574 Brakes and steering problems

Posted by Clark on March 21, 2008 at 13:59:49 from (206.74.91.17):

I"ve got a 574 diesel that has been a real workhorse but late last summer the brakes and steering started going south on me. The steering is usually good but other times you can spin the wheel around and around and barely move the wheels. The brakes usually start out fairly good but after the tractor warms up you have to pump them a time or two and then it gets progressively worse to the point that the pedals will go all the way down and barely slow the tractor. Needless to say I can"t keep using it like this so I need some help.I was told that the brakes and steering are part of the main hydraulic systems and to change the hydraulic fluid and filter which I did (even though I do that regularly anyway) and that didn"t help. I was told to take out the diverter valve and make sure that it wasn"t sticking and that all the O-rings were good so I did that and still no lick. My understanding was that the diverter valve only provided fluid for the steering so I don"t think this would have solved my brake problems but it was worth a shot. I feel sure that the hydraulic pump is fine because the lift and PTO both work great and have as long as I have had the tractor. Does anyone have any other ideas that may help?

Thanks!

Clark

Replies:

• Re: 574 Brakes and steering problems kippster 15:06:32 03/22/08 (0)
• Re: 574 Brakes and steering problems FromJB2 14:35:04 03/21/08 (0)

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