linkage balls tight

[JimC]

Do all the BX2200 have lower link balls that are so tight you have to have a bar to move them?

I waited for 130 hours to see if they would loosen up, then I took a 2 1/2 inch piece of pipe to put behind the ball and a bolt that would fit inside the ball and hit it numerous time with a 3 pound hammer then reversed the pipe and the bolt and hit it from the other side.

The old saying is true, if it don't fit get a bigger hammer.

Now you can move them with your fingers and adjust them to fit the implement you are trying to attach.

One less little annoying problem to solve.
Life is good.

 

[MReeter]

Part of the Dealer prep. on our L4610 was they had removed that 1/4" layer of paint off of the lower arm balls.I thought this was a very good touch on their part.

I went through the same procedure you did with our BX,I used a small diameter piece of pipe and some paint remover,took a little while but the balls spin freely.