Oil & Fuel B2920 front axle dipstick stuck?

   / B2920 front axle dipstick stuck? #1  

McREBEL

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Kubota B2920
From the manual and what I can gather by searching here, this yellow dipstick in the picture (front axle) is just supposed to pull out. I have pried on it with a screwdriver. It just does not want to give. I feel like I am about to break something. I am going to spray a little Liquid Wrench around it when I get home to see if that helps. It is supposed to pull straight out right?

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   / B2920 front axle dipstick stuck? #2  
I had the same problem, don't use LW, use a pair of channel locks and a piece of wood to get leverage and pry it out.
 
   / B2920 front axle dipstick stuck? #3  
It APPEARS to be a dipstick. It probably has an o-ring and might be stuck to the housing. I would try protecting it with a rag or such and try gently rotating it with pliers. I wouldn't think it has threads because of the lack of a leverage device to open it, but the trans and axle lube check points on my Kubota are threaded.
 
   / B2920 front axle dipstick stuck?
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#4  
geneP, It will rotate freely. Just wont come out. It does seem the o-ring is stuck to the housing which would still allow the dipstick to rotate.

Hunter29, Will try the channel locks and wood. I wanted to make absolutely sure from someone who has/had a B2920 that it just pulls out. I didn't want to have one of those "Man, I sure wish I would have asked before I pulled so hard" moments.

Thanks for the replies.
 
   / B2920 front axle dipstick stuck? #5  
I don't remember if it has an O ring or not, either way it is very hard rubber, it will come out but will require a lot of force...
 
   / B2920 front axle dipstick stuck? #6  
Probably slight corrosion above o-ring not allowing to come out.
 
   / B2920 front axle dipstick stuck?
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#7  
Probably slight corrosion above o-ring not allowing to come out.

Makes sense. I will try again either tonight or in the morning.
 
   / B2920 front axle dipstick stuck? #8  
The BX model and my M2620 has the same stick on the front axle. They do fit tight and do have an O-ring seal; but it will pull out if'n you can get enough grunt on it some way. After doing a check, I take some of the fluid and smear it around the O-ring and the hole. But even then, it fits real tight.........which is a good thing.

That Mississippi mud sure is red....helps keep that dip stick seated real good.:D
Cheers,
Mike
 
   / B2920 front axle dipstick stuck?
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Thanks Mike

That Mississippi mud sure is red....helps keep that dip stick seated real good.:D

Haha! That mud makes a great orange dye and is slicker than deer guts on a door knob. I try to stay out of it. I got stuck between a rock and a hard place and had to go through some of it. It gummed up on the tires making them appear twice as wide as they were. I scraped some off and slung the rest off. Ducking occasionally. :irked:
 
   / B2920 front axle dipstick stuck? #10  
My B2620 has/have the same problem. Channel locks help.

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