Bent polished rod on New Holland 1925 steering cylinder

[45er]

Unbelievably, NH doesn't offer the polished rod in the steering cylinder by itself. You have to buy the entire steering cylinder for a smooth $400. I can't believe there's not an alternative (e.g. straighten the polished rod?). Anyone had any experience with this? Anyone know a cheap place to order the assembly?

Thanks

 

[Doloe]

A hydraulic/machine shop can repair it. They'll replace the rod/seals and weld your old connector to the new shaft.

 

[crazyal]

You'll have to make a few phone calls but you should be able to find a hydraulics shop that can give you options on fixing it. I had no luck finding anyone in the phone book when I needed a pump seal. I would try checking with places that deal with large trucks but are not a new truck dealer (that's how I found my local shop). Once I found them I found out they can order replacements, repair the bent rod itself, or if not bent too bad they could straighten it. If I remember correctly it was about half the price of new to replace the bent rod and seals.

 

[45er]

Excellent advice. Thanks. There are several shops in my area that might be able to do this.