Re: MF65 Power steering concerns

Posted by DaleM on September 15, 2020 at 13:20:40 from (73.146.237.229):

In Reply to: MF65 Power steering concerns posted by DaleM on September 14, 2020 at 22:41:18:

I neglected to note originally, this is the Diesel MF65

Thanks for the good information.

I'm rushing this, because after a house fire and subsequent looting of my property I had no way of mowing the property this year and now am under order to get this done. I have some understanding of machinery, but still coming up to speed regarding tractors.

Now to discuss your responses:

Filling Error

Yes, I'm convinced I put steering fluid in the wrong fill location. Originally, it appeared to me the pump was coupled directly to the front of the injection pump but with these thread descriptions I'm getting it sorted out. I'm guessing now that I was actually looking at a gear cover, not a pump housing. I put the fluid in the adjacent engine oil filler, which appears directly below the water pump hose as viewed from the left side. The engine oil level reads high, maybe by more than 1/2 gallon.

And I had wondered if I might have been dumping into the crankcase, even when I thought I was filling at the correct location, noting the fluid was going down so fast, consistent with engine oil filling.

Looking for the actual pump (on the diesel), I don't see a round canister, but a small blocky looking device with hoses connecting it to the steering cylinder (I see no corrosion on the cylinder ram.) The blocky device does have a couple of plugs in it, but I don't think either of these is the normal steering fluid port. There is a hose coming from the device which connects to a round canister in front of the gas tank. This canister has a vented cap covering that I think is the normal fill port for the steering fluid. So, I think I should get 3 of quarts of fluid, start putting it in, and try to see how that comes out and how fast. I'm till not sure what kind of fluid to use, I read the manual states to use a now obsolete type "A" automatic transmission fluid, so I'm inclined to use some kind of ATF and newer upgrades might only be better. I don't know.

I'm wondering if it might be feasible to operate the tractor without the risk of mechanical damage due insufficient pump lubrication if I was to remove the pump and cap the opening. From what I can see now, it looks like that might only require fabrication of a a simple cover plate. Then I could inspect the pump, replace the seal, or perform other service at my leisure, such as it is, if the pump was otherwise functional or repairable.

Please identify the recommended manual for the tractor. Is there anything that can be viewed online?

Dale

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• Re: MF65 Power steering concerns miangus 19:47:49 09/15/20 (0)

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