The Classic Machinery Network

Nice machine. That looks like 2 m3 of timber, should weigh about 1.5 tons if wet. Shouldn't be a problem for your back actor. Lifting your machine is a very nice test to see if it lacks power and if everything is sealed nicely (if not the machine will drop by itself slowly to the ground in about few...

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jcb 3c3 powertrain

ATF fluid is specially designed for torque convertors, been using it for years and no problems. Torque converters are based on fluid wedge theory so using a denser fluid can be more damaging than using a less dense one. While using too dense fluid can cause sever mechanical damage to the converter, ...

Before you add the oil, check the mesh inside the tank leading to the pump. Some machines have it. For that you need to open the inspection hatch on the side of the tank the pump gets it's feed from (normally on the right side facing fwd). Before you do that it's good to empty the tank and intercept...

Check oil level and quality in the transmission (correct oil - original or automatic transmission fluid). Inspect the filter element and the filter mesh. When you force the gear does it make a sound? The correct procedure of changing gears in your machine is: If you are out of gear, hold down the br...

Relief valves are located under your valve block. They are protected by cylindrical casings. To test the oil pressure there are special probing connectors at each valve block. Try to get the service manual, it will tell you exactly where to hook up the gauge and what operation to do with the actor t...

I've seen it here before too. It was about half a year ago, some1 was doing a restoration job on their 3cx and was posting images as he got along. I'm sure of it because the picture of the rear boom arm extended on eBay is the same as he posted it here. It's a job well done, I'm an owner of a greyca...

Hey, Doing some maintenance on my 3cx greycab before the start of this years digging season and electrics came to mind. It's a mess and can't look at it like that anymore. Want to do the job properly but the manual i have has wire sizes from UK while i need them in metric sizes (from gauge number to...

Removed the dash already but no access, there are only connectors. With cars, the sender is on top of the tank simple to replace, but to get to the tank from the dash i would have to remove all the wirring to the dash and alot of plastic parts which i want to avoid.

Hey, during the winter i will probably have some time to fidle arround my backhoe, so does anyone know where i could get cheaper misc parts than the official jcb store. For instance my seat is realy messed up, not the mechanical parts but the black vinyl or whatever the material is covering the foam...