Need help with FEL leak. (Pic)

[2LateIWon]

I have a MT275 Challenger with a ML30 FEL. I carb cleaned it off the day before. So where you see it's wet is the leak. I don't know if it's the top flang thing or the bottom one But the silver part is where it's leaking.

 

[J_J]

The only possible leak I can see is on the 90 degree JIC nut in the bottom picture. If that is the case, tighten the fitting some more if possible. However it looks like the nut is bottomed out. Perhaps you could re-position the hose a little and tighten.

Does the hose move when the JIC nut is fully tighten down?

 

[2LateIWon]

Thanks for the reply but it's actually leaking from the thing above it. (sorry I should have drawn on it with arrows to point out exactly where I thought the leak was) Sorry I don't know the names of these as FEL is all new to me. This line goes up to the joy stick to (i think) tilt the bucket. The other one is the control to lift the boom of the FEL up and down.

Hope this helps.

 

[Leejohn]

If that is a cable that hooks to the control valve, it is the spool leaking.

 

[2LateIWon]

I think it is. Is it hard to fix? how do you do it? Is it just an o-ring?

Thanks in advance

 

[J_J]

Some valves have an o-ring on the spools, and are replaceable.

Before you take it apart, look in your manual and see if there is an o-ring on the spool under the push/pull cable retainer.

Look at this Prince PDF below as a reference only. Notice the o-rings on the spools

http://www.princehyd.com/Portals/0/products/valves/LVManual.pdf

Item #3, there are 4 o-rings for the two valves.

 

[2LateIWon]

I'll do that tonight when I get home thanks

 

[2LateIWon]

Well I looked lastnight and I have the service manual for the tractor but only the operators manual for the FEL. I'm going to go ahead anb buy the service manual for the FEL today.