bx screen cleaning- caution

[stevess]

i cleaned the screen on my bx25. be forewarned that all the fluid came pouring out. i had a clean pan ready so not really a mess but be ready for it. maybe my fill plug gasket is bad... i could hear the suction.
steve
bx25

 

[bp fick]

So, Steve,

Where was your tapered cork or tapered plug?

 

[radioman]

how did that happen?

 

[stevess]

i remember your cork idea but after reading some guys had lost a pint or so of sudt i didn't think i needed it. that sudt just flowed out.
steve

 

[LBrown59]

i cleaned the screen on my bx25. be forewarned that all the fluid came pouring out. i had a clean pan ready so not really a mess but be ready for it. maybe my fill plug gasket is bad... i could hear the suction.
steve
bx25

What ! You didn't drain it first

 

[Kubota 2350]

Thought you were supposed to clean it during a fluid change.
After the axle was empty.

 

[bp fick]

You can clean the screen anytime. Especially important, many believe, at the 40-50 hour mark, if not a little sooner. Just got to have a plan.

 

[CHDinCT]

Hmm, I thought the lost pint was from changing the filter without a full drain, not the screen. That sucker is at the bottom of the HST. Well, they do say experience is the best teacher

 

[stevess]

your probably correct about the filter change.. lost about a pint on that one but the full amount on the screen clean. not to worry though.. i had a couple clean pans available and all went back in easy. also, no shavings on the screen and the fluid looked clean. no matter how much i study it seems i just have to do it. i would say the most difficult thing to remove on the 50hr was the engine filter. everything else went smooth.

 

[LBrown59]

your probably correct about the filter change.. lost about a pint on that one but the full amount on the screen clean. not to worry though.. i had a couple clean pans available and all went back in easy. also, no shavings on the screen and the fluid looked clean. no matter how much i study it seems i just have to do it.
i would say the most difficult thing to remove on the 50hr was the engine filter.
everything else went smooth.

Get a 3 finger claw oil filer wrench and make removing the filter a snap.

 

[BotaBX24er]

I bought an extra strainer so that I can just remove one out and quickly insert the replacement. Lost about a pint of fluid in the process. I did that at the 160 hour mark...not much shavings on it.

I used a pipe wrench to remove the oil filter...yes, dented it to heck, but figured I wasn't going to use it again so it didn't matter. very easily came out.

 

[bp fick]

I bought an extra strainer so that I can just remove one out and quickly insert the replacement. Lost about a pint of fluid in the process. I did that at the 160 hour mark...not much shavings on it.

I used a pipe wrench to remove the oil filter...yes, dented it to heck, but figured I wasn't going to use it again so it didn't matter. very easily came out.

That is a fine idea. For those who don't have a spare strainer handy, a large wine bottle cork, tapered down with a utility knife or a tapered rubber plug, about 1" tapered down to 3/4" works like a charm. Yes, a cup full is all that is lost. That strainer is somewhat fragile. Be quick but be gentle.

 

[LBrown59]

Thought you were supposed to clean it during a fluid change.
After the axle was empty.

That's the only way to go.
No sense doing it any other way.

 

[bp fick]

Thought you were supposed to clean it during a fluid change.
After the axle was empty.

That's the only way to go.
No sense doing it any other way.

Ah, my friends, but read carefully the new Kubota service schedule and you will see you are now required to clean that screen at 50 hrs, but allowed to keep the sudt in the trans for up to 200 hours. See? Things change. If you have to clean that screen and don't want to "dump" all the fluid, then a very simple, no nonsense method is to use a plug. Dead easy.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

That is a fine idea. For those who don't have a spare strainer handy, a large wine bottle cork, tapered down with a utility knife or a tapered rubber plug, about 1" tapered down to 3/4" works like a charm. Yes, a cup full is all that is lost. That strainer is somewhat fragile. Be quick but be gentle.

51 hours on the BX2660, to wet today to do anything with my tractor, picked up my fluids and filters a couple weeks ago, guess what I'm doing this afternoon? Bought my Grandson a car that used to be a Whisky bottle and I confiscated the cork out of it a couple of months ago. Guess what I'm going to do with the cork? Now, BP you say the hole that has to be plugged is about 3/4" ?

 

[bp fick]

here's a photo

 

[bp fick]

JT, you want a cork that is say 15/16 or 7/8 inch to begin with.

Then, take a Stanley knife (utility knife) and taper one end. You cannot be custom fitting with that screen out of there. You need to be able to go from 3/4 up to 7/8 by way of the taper.

I just cleaned mine day before yesterday. I keep my cork in top drawer of my tool box. BTW, my screen had MAYBE two small slivers at 20 hours. Now, at 45 hours, it had zip.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

here a photo

One small problem here.......no photo. I did that before, type my message with intent of adding photo and forget to add the photo.

 

[bp fick]

Nah, my wife is sucking up the band width!!!

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

What's your opinion on this one?