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Read articles →This is a hands-on repair video, not a review: an owner walks through fixing a persistent hydraulic leak on his MX5400's loader valve plate, traced to a factory milling defect causing an O-ring to not seat properly. He shows the dealer-sourced replacement plate, disassembly, O-ring and fitting installation, reservoir refill using a sight glass, and a post-repair leak check. Useful mainly for MX5400 owners troubleshooting similar hydraulic leaks.
An individual owner documenting a real repair on his own tractor, sharing practical hands-on experience rather than dealership or promotional content.
A milling defect on the back side of the loader valve plate kept the lower port misaligned, so it blew by the O-ring seal.
Remove the old plate, install new O-rings and fittings with Teflon tape on a replacement steel plate, then bolt it back on with four cap screws.
Use the fill plug behind the seat above the three-point top link and fill until oil reaches the middle of the sight glass by the PTO shaft.
