Recent content by rfcomm2k

How do you test the fluid flow for the final drive? Everything else works (blade up/down, boom up/down, stick in/out, bucket in/out, full 360 swivel, and boom swivel). But it barely moves. It can either be the final drives or it can be the control levers for these. Another symptom is excessive...

I was unaware of the check valve. When I took the left idler apart last year I did not encounter a check valve. I simply unscrewed the zerk and the grease oozed out under pressure. Last year I also tried to rebuild the right side but could not get belt off. So I left it for another day. That...

Well Wolfman, removing those screws did not do me any harm. Turns out the problem was mostly caused by water in the fuel. And a really dirty fuel filter. After draining the fuel tank and letting it sit with a heater running on it for a week I replaced filter and new fuel. After some cranking and...

I own a K008-3 mini excavator. The right idler wheel has eaten the bearing so I need to replace it. I removed grease fitting and tried to push idler back to loosen track. No go. Tried using boom and a 4x4 to push back, no luck. Soaked everything with oil to loosen it up, no luck. At this point...

K008-3 mini excavator will not start. Has good fuel supply, and good fuel pressure from fuel pump to injector pump. Removed fuel line from injector 1, got nothing coming out of injector pump. Same on other two injectors. Tried to disconnect fuel line from injector pump output but could not break...