L3010 HST loader valve leaking

[leftturn7m]

Morning...I have a 2000 model L3010 HST with a Woods front end loader. I have hydraulic fluid leaking from the loader controller right under the joystick where the steel rod moves in and out. It is the rod that moves in the up/down motions of the loader. My guess is an o-ring is bad but I don't know about this stuff. Does this sound like something that I could fix myself by removing the joystick and replacing the o-ring or should I take it somewhere. I am pretty mechanically inclined so I am not afraid of it but I don't have much experience with tractors or hydraulics. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[dstig1]

Pull the schemtaic from kubotabooks.com and fix it yourself. If you are mechanically inclined, these valves should be no issue as they are pretty simple, IMHO.