I bought a Case 580c, and tested it out, seemed like everything was working well enough for a 40 year old backhoe. However, I've come to find a wierd
problem with the steering. It doesn't like turning left. When rev'd up it doesn't turn left, and sometimes while at idle too. I find the wheel will
just spin to the left without the tires turning. I have to jerk it to the right and back left quick to get it to turn left. It doesn't seem to have
the same problem to the right, only left. It does work better cold, once running a bit, it gets more difficult to get it to turn left.
Also, I realized quickly that it doesn't have a lot of weight on the front tires, which is good, because I don't think it has much for POWER in the
power steering. With the a load on the loader bucket, I couldn't hardly turn it.
Any ideas on where I should start. If it was just the lack of power steering, I'd start at the pump. If it was only the left turning problem, I'd
probably blame the steering valve. It may be two separate problems, but without the hydraulic flow/pressure tester I am at a disadvantage.
problem with the steering. It doesn't like turning left. When rev'd up it doesn't turn left, and sometimes while at idle too. I find the wheel will
just spin to the left without the tires turning. I have to jerk it to the right and back left quick to get it to turn left. It doesn't seem to have
the same problem to the right, only left. It does work better cold, once running a bit, it gets more difficult to get it to turn left.
Also, I realized quickly that it doesn't have a lot of weight on the front tires, which is good, because I don't think it has much for POWER in the
power steering. With the a load on the loader bucket, I couldn't hardly turn it.
Any ideas on where I should start. If it was just the lack of power steering, I'd start at the pump. If it was only the left turning problem, I'd
probably blame the steering valve. It may be two separate problems, but without the hydraulic flow/pressure tester I am at a disadvantage.
