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I picked up a 450B recently that ran well, but still needs a fair amount of work. For example, the only gauges that work are the tach and ammeter. I was using it to clear my driveway from snow when it stopped going forward. Seeing a trail of fluid behind me, I quickly discovered that I'd blown a transmission cooling hose. The lack of a trans temp gauge gave me no warning.
Being the short rubber hose in the return line, where it connects to the transmission, it was nearly inaccessible! I had to remove the battery cable, the brake actuator and the upper hose to get to it. I started to put a new hose on and had a lot of difficulty because the connector is tilted 45 degrees, making the hose kink pretty bad. I believe this is why the hose failed.
So, my question is: Can I use a wrench to turn the connector so that it's straighter? I was afraid of breaking it. I note the the power steering line is attached to the same connector, which doesn't show in the manuals.
I've worked on cars, trucks and a couple of diesel tractors, but this is my first dozer.
Thanks,
Maynah13