I just successfully drilled whatever it was out. It took 4 brand new 1mm drill bits to get through it though. It was freakin hard!
I'm sad you feel that way! I am a retired Kubota mechanic after almost 20 years working on them and I really believe they are the best on the market! The BX especially are really great machines. Be sure to lube those O-rings well on reassembly because that shaft seizing is another thing that happens every now and then! Good luck reassembling and I think you'll get many years of enjoyment from your tractor. I own a BX25 myself and it'll be the last thing I give up!
They don't connect, not even close. The plug is on the opposite side of the shaft. (the test plug port is not centered on the main shaft)
If you had any idea how much BS I have been through with this tractor you would agree with me, at least on my particular machine... It has less than 200hrs on it and I have worked on just about every single part of it that you can name. (Yes, I have even had the engine out of it.) Having been an automotive master tech for Honda/Acura for 23yrs (Wyotech graduate in '92), a machinist for 6yrs, and a perfectionist for my whole life I take pride in my tools and try my best to keep them like new, so trust me when I tell you that not even one of the MANY issues were caused from neglect or abuse.
There are lemons allright and it sounds like you got one! Most of the BX's we sold never gave any problems though.If you had any idea how much BS I have been through with this tractor you would agree with me, at least on my particular machine... It has less than 200hrs on it and I have worked on just about every single part of it that you can name. (Yes, I have even had the engine out of it.) Having been an automotive master tech for Honda/Acura for 23yrs (Wyotech graduate in '92), a machinist for 6yrs, and a perfectionist for my whole life I take pride in my tools and try my best to keep them like new, so trust me when I tell you that not even one of the MANY issues were caused from neglect or abuse.
I have seen many complaints about the BX tractor, and I have had pretty much every single one of them happen to mine, so this is definitely all stuff that Kubota knows by now, but doesn't seem to care to much about. I guess I just bought the wrong color tractor.
Thanks eserv,
It's great to have people like you on here for help!
It is truly amazing what the little buggers will do though! I am selling my acreage and moving to town and my biggest regret is that I don't need the BX anymore!
I'm not sure drilling that out was the right thing to do! Usually the drill is the last thing I get out when I'm repairing hydraulics. Guess we'll find out when he puts it together!
There has to be a hole there for the fluid to get from the outside to the inside. There is no other way that I can see this could work, and there was already the same size hole there, but it was only about 1/8" deep. I did not use an electric drill, I used a collet holder and ran the drill through by hand very slow. Even the manual says this is supposed to be an oil passage, so at this point I am pretty much convinced this was the issue.
Where do I even start...
Great! Thanks for letting us know it worked. I hope you get great service from your BX from here on! If you do need any help in the future be sure to ask here, there are a lot of us who really want to see every Kubota working perfectly.
The spring connects to a small hole in the lever and a hole on the flange of the hydraulic pump. it is missing on a lot of Kubota's and often causes a no-start condition because the pto lever isn't held firmly against the neutral switch!
