Recent content by east coast andy

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    Battery for B6000

    Yeah, its not to cold down here in Tasmania compared to you guys in North America, our winters are rarely below 0deg C, so im confident that a battery with about 430 cca will work, anyway i will give it a go. Thanks for you input. cheers andy
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    Battery for B6000

    Hi, Its come time to replace the battery for my B6000. Can anyone reccomend a suitable battery that is available here in AUS. Namely i am interested in how much CCA i need, ( i have found a Centuary RC 75 with 430 cca for $130 but note sure if its strong enough) Anyway wondering if any one...
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    Replace B6000 glowplugs

    Hans, I havent done the job as im waiting for my deep sockets to arrive. But i think i will just have to remove the banjo bolt and overflow pipe. Pretty simple i hope, no need to bleed fuel line. Anyway let you know how it goes. Cheers, Andy
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    Replace B6000 glowplugs

    G'Day, My B6000 is requiring a fair bit of cranking to start it from cold. So i have purchased some new glowplugs from kubota. To replace the glowplugs it seems that i need to remove the injector (or part of injector) to allow clearance to remove the glowplug. Has anyone got any advice to...
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    Radiator Cap for B6000

    G'Day, Wondering if anyone knows the correct pressure rating for the radiator cap for a B6000. Mine came with a cap stamped 0.7 (which i assume is bar) this equates to 10 psi. Anyway it was leaking and all i could source locally was a 7psi cap which also lets fluid out the overflow. None of my...
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    B6000 Front Axle Repair

    I have progressed with the axel repair, i recieved new king pins, bushes, thrust bearings, knukle dust seals, felt seals ect from tsunami ravaged japan. Anyway i prized the bearing out and replaced the seal. next was to punch out the king pin bushes, and install the new ones, this was done by...
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    B6000 Front Axle Repair

    sorry here is the pic of the bearing to be removed. cheers!
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    B6000 Front Axle Repair

    g'day, i have progressed with the front axel repair. i figured out that to gain access to the seal i need to remove the front axel case from the diff housing. after a bit of persuaision from the rubber mallet it was free. now my only problem is there is a bearing, shim, circlp in the way then...
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    B6000 Front Axle Repair

    Well, i finally got a break from the missus and kids and jumped into the axle repair. had a good stash of heinekin and some new oil seals to get me started. anyway i had an easy time removing the upper and lower kinpins which then released the reduction gear case and axle shaft so i could...
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    B6000 Front Axle Repair

    Cheers for the info guys! I have ordered the manual you mentioned Top Gear and it should arrive soon. Then i will proceed to tear down the fron axle and see what happens. I know i will be replacing the knigpin bushes as they feel pretty sloppy both sides and the oil seals and dust seals...
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    B6000 Front Axle Repair

    I have recently purchase a B6000 4wd. This website helpled me to fully service the tractor. After replacing the front axle mounting bushes i have decided to proceed to replacing the front pivot/swivel bushes and seals. There seems to be some movement between the hub(reduction gear case) and...