[AT] Farmall Cub Hydraulic Leak

[dbigdog at columbus.rr.com]

Normal repair is to braze or silver solder them. There are O rings on that end and a gasket on the other end.  If you have removed the bolts it should come right off.  Might be just stuck by the gasket or O rings.


---- Roger Moffat <rogerkiwi at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Greetings from Caledonia, Michigan
> 
> I was using my Farmall Cub (Serial 82115) yesterday and noticed a leak from the hydraulics - it’s right up by the pump where the 2 pipes connect to the pump.
> 
> A close look seems to indicate that the top (high pressure side?) pipe seems to be cracked just behind the block that holds the two pipes to the pump.
> 
> Is this a common occurrence?
> 
> Does anyone know how the pipes are held into that block - brazed, or welded or ??
> 
> Will a quick repair like trying to braze over the crack work or will it need something more substantial like replacing at least a few inches of the pipe and putting a joint somewhere behind it?
> 
> How do the pipes disconnect from the hydraulic lift unit? I removed the 3 bolts that hold it on, but it didn’t seem to want to move at all from there - just glued on with gasket goop, or is there something else I’m missing?
> 
> Thanks for any insights
> 
> Roger
>