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Hi just bought this l35 after Getting home I realized it knocks. This sounds like a rod knock, it’s pretty bad and getting worse. The sound has the cadence of a rod knock but I hear it more in the clutch area than in the crank case area. I am wondering if I can change the rod bearings in place...

Hi I just bought this tractor with a bt 900 backhoe attached. I have posted before on this problem and have tried suggestions. The swing pistons don't work much, they will move the backhoe to about 45 degrees in either direction and then the arm just moves back to the middle while still...

Thanks for the info, just got the parts will try again today. Tom

Hi I'm re packing the hydraulic swing cylinder. The yellow seal on the piston is quite a bit larger than all the rebuild videos on u tube, and I'm trying to find a good way to get it on the piston without distorting it. I did rebuild one and got it back together, but when I did the second one...

I was kind of hoping to rebuild them and not remove the cylinder from the machine. Is that possible? Thank you for the help. Tom

Great, I just ordered the kit. Thanks, Tom

I'm pretty handy, I'm reading about special tools and special procedures. Is this something a handy person can do or does it need to go to a hydraulic shop ? The seal kit alone is 83 per side plus the cost of a face spanner so I don't want to waste that money. But if it's not big deal I'll...

OK I swapped the lines with the raise and lower boom lines and the boom acts the same will not swing. So control valves are good. Does this mean the swing pistons need rebuild? Kind weird neither one works, is there anything else that effects both pistons? Thanks for any thoughts, Tom

Hi I just bought an L 35 with a bt 900 backhoe attached. The backhoe has problems going left and right. If I hold the lever hard to one side the arm will move to about 45 degrees and then just drift back to the middle even while I'm holding the lever trying to make it stay to the side. It will...