williamhutchinson44
Bronze Member
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2021
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- 50
- Tractor
- Ford 5000, 8n sidemount, 4500 backhoe
Was having some weak/drifting on my Ford 5000 3 point. I was doing a lot of work on it and went ahead and pulled the top cover and replaced every seal on that lift cylinder cleaned everything I could clean and replaced both "filters" I also replaced the hydraulic pump (tramission drive type) and replaced all the seals/orings in the rear remotes. I also changed the tranny fluid and seals, no issues with that thiank God. I followed steps from multiple YouTube videos and my repair manuals. I'm not sure what I did wrong because now my lift does nothing. One of the old fragile seals around the brake rod blew out and replaced all 4 of those seals that went into the case. Forgive my improper terms I cannot remember them by name. I don't want to fill it back until I check with some other brains first. I did have help from a mechanic buddy of mine at the time. He thinks it's something simple but the tractor is now 2 hours away from him and he's down with covid for the next 2 weeks at least. My rear remotes are getting some flow to them I don't have a psi guage to check actual flow but it will shoot some fluid out. I feel like I've missed something stupid. Is there a priming step for the lift? Any input or knowledge is appreciated.