2810 Power sttering

Chumbleweed

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Hi guys / gals, I'm new to the forum and to this 2810 tractor. I just purchased this 1985 ford 2810 from an older gentleman that has a small 3 acre track. The power steering wasn't working and I could see one of the rams had a small leak and the fluid was low. I got it back to my shop and added some 303 hydro fluid and it started working. I turned it from stop to stop and it was doing great and then it just quit. I thought it may have an air lock so i broke one of the line loose and tried again. It worked for approx one turn and stopped again. Can someone offer any suggestions? Also what is the (what I assume is a gear box) on the front of the motor that the PS pump and the fuel pump is attached to.? How much and what type of fluid does it take? Thanks for your help.
 
Keep filling while running till resivour gets full. wiggle steering to get air to bleed out, system is self bleeding. Either cyl is leaking badly or pump seal is out/leaks oil into engine or coming out under steering wheel.
 

The gear box on the front is the timing gear cover and is part of the engine, the fill port on the right side in front of the injection pump is where you add motor oil.

Keep adding oil to the power steering pump gas you steer left to right all the way until the air has worked out.
 
(quoted from post at 20:08:03 01/14/17) Might add that the oil should meet the 134D spec, the same as all the rest of the tractor, except for engine oil.
HTH, Dave

I was told the 303 would work in the Ps pump, trans and rearend. Is this not the case? I think I will jack the front end off the ground and turn the steering wheel without the drag on it.
 
Check the 303 for the 134D spec, It prolly won't bother the power steering or transmission, but might not agree with the differential & disc brakes. Subject to correction.
 
303 was a John Deere spec that in and of itself does not meet the Ford 134D spec. But there are a lot of different brands out there that make a fluid that they call "303", mainly as a marketing name because a lot of people have old JD tractors and are looking for a 303 rated fluid. Some of the ones out there called 303 actually meet or exceed both the JD 303 and the Ford 134D specifications. Read the label of the one that you're using to make sure that it meets or exceeds the 134D (Ford/New Holland M2C134D) specification. If not, then don't use it in the rear axle, as that sump has the brake disks and the independent PTO clutch pack in there, both of which can be damaged by the incorrect fluid.
 
[qote="Shetland Sheepdog"](reply to post at 07:24:21 01/15/17) [/quote]
OK folks, I jacked up the front end and turned the wheels until lockout. The reservoir only spit out a little fluid when turning left. Put it back down on the ground and no assistance. So I decided to pull the cover and found a separated filter and the cap off of a gear oil cap. Could the filter be getting suckered flat and block off the intake? I attached some pics hopefully they'll come through. Thanks again!
 
Well I think I fixed my steering. I replaced the filter and drained all of the 303 and tranny fluid the other owner had put in. Refilled it with some 134A, cranked it up and and rand it through its courses. I need to rebuild one of the hydraulic rams but seems to be working now.
Thanks for all the info.
 

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