Archive through January 26, 2016

[avalle]

Hello folks .new guy here

I'm working on my 77 cubby 1450 . I think it's riddled with normal issues ,steering play ,hydrualic leak and front end play. So I won't ask any boring questions .lol my main issues are how to refill with hydraulic fluid and what to do about front axle pivot pin play/bushing info.thanks and Ilook forward to your tutelage .

 

[digger]

Al V.
Welcome to the forum!

Hit the FAQ's and they will answer a bunch of your immediate questions.

http://cubfaq.com/questions.html

 

[kmcconaughey]

Jeff, were you trying to post this photo?

That is Kelly Birkey and his custom 4x4 articulated Cub Cadet.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Al V., WELCOME!

 

[danderson]

Al- I use a funnel for filling automatic transmission fluid. It has the long skinny tube. Fill it slowly until it comes out the hole.

 

[avalle]

Ok that is impressive !very cool. Thanks to all for the welcome.just a little info .my1450 runs great, has a 54in deck that I just removed to service .I plan to to replace spindle bushinges ,wheel bearings etc .as my first major repair lol. It take days to turn

 

[jbaker]

Kraig yes that was it but I know I saw a picture on here one time of a NF with front fenders.

Welcome Al

 

[avalle]

Ok ,maybe I do have a stupid question .lol I didn't see a res. For the hydraulics .I assumed it had one,just xcouldnt find it lol

 

[danderson]

The rear end is the reservoir. Pipe plug on the back above the hitch.

 

[jbaker]

Al the resivore for the hydraulics is the rear differential.,, not a stupid question

 

[danderson]

This is a 147. Does that look like a Quietline tank on it?

Jeff-I can type faster than you

 

[jbaker]

doug, lol I just thought the same thing

I don't think that is a QL tank

 

[avalle]

Ahhh got it . No mine is a bit different than the photo . Forgive me this is my first cub.I am an automotive techServ.manager ,or at least I was so this is a whole new animal to me .lol I need to change different fluid anyway and filter so that should solve my low fluid issue lol

 

[danderson]

Al-To drain it you have to pull the cover. It uses Hy-Tran fluid which absorbs water. You may find a lot of sludge it the bottom. That is normal. Clean it out good, new gasket on the cover, new filter, fill it up and you should be good to go. Takes 14 pts. Of fluid.
Jeff- Maybe it looks funny because it's black.

 

[digger]

Quietline tanks are plastic.

 

[avalle]

Ok thank you . Good to know . I do have a plastic tank,there is a plate on mine I'm guessing it's covering exhaust manifold and maybe that relay shown in photo ?I dunno haven't taken the cover off .lol I haven't done an thing to it. Now it needs some TLC.

 

[snicklas]

Here is an unusual tip for filling/refilling the transmission on a Cub.

I had a leaky dump valve (which has been replaced) and the typical cork gasket leak, so I needed to "top off" more than usual. I bought a larger container of fluid (a 2.5 gallon and a 5 gallon) and they are HEAVY!!! I looked for a solution, and lo-and-behold I found one. Hanging on the wall of the garage was an unused Kerosene pump (the manual one with a "bulb", haven't tried a 'letric one). Put the business end in the container, and the other in the fill hole and started to pump. I had to keep pumping, as the container was sitting on the floor and it didn't get the siphon going.... Works out really well, and a bit easier to control...... After this discovery, the only thing I use a funnel for is the engine oil........

 

[avalle]

Sweet I have one of those (somewhere )lol..here's a tip for cork gaskets .a light skim of (Red)hi temp silicone on both sides let dry then install gaskets .or Indian head gasket varnish . (Comes in a brown bottle ) brush it on both sides let dry .it will slow down the "seepege"considerably. Old ford's used to have the same problem on valve covers .thanks for the tip hope this one helps as well.

 

[danderson]

It's a tractor I might look at. I've never seen it live so I don't know if it is metal or plastic. Guess I'll find out when I get there.

 

[hydroharry]

Al V - hey welcome to the best Cub Cadet Forum you'll find. 1450 is a favorite model of mine and first CC I ever had.

I think that plate you mention is the top cover of the muffler box. You won't find a "relay" (I think you mean the Voltage Regulator" on that 147) under that plate/cover.

And on that "infamous cork gasket" - It used to be a $3 gasket that took about 3 hours to replace. Now it's a $6 gasket made of new materials and comes coated with sticky surface on one side. Still takes about 3 hours to replace and why a lot of guys have just left their units as is, and marking their spots.

I think the FAQ section at this heading of this page, and then Charlie's FAQ that is linked on that FAQ page, will be your best friend with all the details about replacing the gasket (and a lot more details for anything else you might want/need to do). There's a lot of controversy about using any gasket sealer around the Hydrostatic pump. If you get the new sticky gasket you won't need to use any.