I broke the park brake tube on my Case 1845c, the left hand side. Any help on how to repair it would be helpful, it needs to be welded. Has anyone done this?
Well it's been a few years but we had some so called operator rip one of those out of an 1845. The way we fixed it was to drain oils and remove hoses and such to get ta clear shot all the way around the thin to weld it back in. We also blocked up the machine good and high and steady. Then if only one side was damaged like our we gutted the chain box to avoid any thing getting in there and causing a problem. Also remove the pin and snap ring from the unbroken side. Now comes the tricky part getting it lined up nice and true. Actually not that tricky forget but I think the bore of the tube is 1 inch. So we found a length of bar stock and with the tube and chain housing all ground smooth. Cut the bar stock so you can slip it through the hole on the side that is broken out and then back into the tube on the other side that was not broken off. This will hold the broken tube in place while you weld it good and solid. By now you are wondering how do I get that bar out? Simple cut it in two or maybe three pieces. Then reassemble machine and make sure things are adjusted right and who ever broke it knows how to operate the machine.