Paul 300 U
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Got the pump back together. Turning the shaft was difficult but as predicted it began turning more easily and smoothly after several revolutions.
Reinstalled the pump (see pic). I was concerned whether the rectangular lug in the pump I Sharpie marked during disassembly would align correctly in slot the lug fits into coming off the distrubutor and then correctly mesh with the gear in the engine so the timing wouldn't be screwed up. That must have worked well because I was able to start using the hand crank rather quickly.
Unfortunately, I have no hydraulics. I ran it about 5 minutes and tried working steering and front and back remotes. Shut it down,checked hytran levels. Tried running it again, same thing still no hydraulics.
Before I tried starting the first time I did fill both lines that run from the reservoir to the pump with hytran. (They were already disconnected at the reservoir). I also tried removing the hex plug on top of the pump to fill with oil. It wouldn't budge. I gave it a few shots of PB blaster on 2 different occasions. Still very stuck and now it also stripped. Not happy about that.
The pump isn't making any noise and there are no leaks (maybe because there's no pressure??). The hydraulics worked very well prior to rebuilding the pump.
What do you think is the issue? Thanks for the help. Paul
Reinstalled the pump (see pic). I was concerned whether the rectangular lug in the pump I Sharpie marked during disassembly would align correctly in slot the lug fits into coming off the distrubutor and then correctly mesh with the gear in the engine so the timing wouldn't be screwed up. That must have worked well because I was able to start using the hand crank rather quickly.
Unfortunately, I have no hydraulics. I ran it about 5 minutes and tried working steering and front and back remotes. Shut it down,checked hytran levels. Tried running it again, same thing still no hydraulics.
Before I tried starting the first time I did fill both lines that run from the reservoir to the pump with hytran. (They were already disconnected at the reservoir). I also tried removing the hex plug on top of the pump to fill with oil. It wouldn't budge. I gave it a few shots of PB blaster on 2 different occasions. Still very stuck and now it also stripped. Not happy about that.
The pump isn't making any noise and there are no leaks (maybe because there's no pressure??). The hydraulics worked very well prior to rebuilding the pump.
What do you think is the issue? Thanks for the help. Paul