caldrich10
New User
I recently bought a ford 4500 backhoe 1975 with shuttle shift 4 forward and 4 reverse. When it warms up (after about an hour or so) the transmission feels really hot. Steam starts coming out where the shifter is and it stops wanting to move forward or backward. If I let it sit for a minute it will work for a little bit again then stop again. There was water in the tranny fluid so I drained it and changed filter. Problem still remains. Fluid looks better but still a little chocolatey milk ish. I have heard a few things from internal hydraulic pump or a valve stuck?? or a plugged mesh screen down in tranny. or a cracked suction tube down in tranny. besides the filter and fluid change, what is the order and difficulty of the next troubleshooting checks from easiest to most difficult without having to split the tractor? Splitting the tractor is something I am not sure I can do...I am pretty handy but have never done it before.