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Well took the bakes apart, they were packed with brake dust, and the pads are almost down to nothing. Some helpful hints if you do this procedure, after you have removed all the bolts holding the floor of the cab down back the adjustment nuts off all the way on both brake pedals, then unhook the spr...

Thanks for the help gang. We had a bad cold front come throu and I had to work a lot. I finally got all the fluids and filters changed, and all the zert greased which was a long job. The torque converter still has a small delay when engaging forward or reverse. My stop engine cable and my throttle c...

Wow thanks Essexpete and Plessey, really good info.
I haven't done a thing since last post. A cold front came throu and it got down to freezing. Then ofcourse Thanksgiving.
Heading out today to start on it.
Really good info on the brakes and how to get to them.
Thanks,
Chris

I am fairly sure Essexpete, on the torque convertor, it wasn't uncommon even in to the late 70's. ATF's are actually a new oil considering, they don't really get released till the 80's, and were needed because vehicles ran with a higher normal temp. I could probably switch out to an atf, if I could ...

This is according to some of the manuals I have been reading thru. The cold start process is: Make sure parking brake is on. Make sure forward reverse lever is in neutral and gear selector is in neutral. Push in engine stop fully. Open throttle lever/stick accelerator as apposed to pedal (appears to...

Hey thanks for the compliments. I think I have narrowed it down. The torque converter calls for the same oil as the engine and the filter canisters appear to be the same. I still have the old oil filter so when I pull the torque converter filter I will compare but fairly sure it's the same. The hydr...

Howdy all, my name is Chris and I live in Texas, states. Great forum. I bought a jcb backhoe about a week ago, managed to move it so far and change the oil. But so far that's about it, work is kickin my butt. It's one neat backhoe. It's built like a tank compared to the new ones. So far it appears i...