F15D Steering Malfunction

[mtm88001]

My steering went belly up. I tore down the steering, what a mess.

Here you can see the bearings gave out. There was some water in the grease. If I had it to do over again I would have cleaned out the grease in the gear box when I first got the tractor.

Close up of the steering rod and brass fitting.

You can see where the bearing race has been chipped.

Just another random shot.

I put the brass fitting back together . HoyeTractor is sending me the new bearings for the steering shaft. I am hoping I can get this working without having to buy a new steering rod and brass assembly. I think the shaft assembly is about $200 bucks.

Anyone ever successfully put the brass fitting back together???

 

[edmartin]

I'm in the process of repairing my YM2000 now. Fortunately, my steering only got stiff and I traced it to the box before I had any problems other than worn out bearings. I've heard that it's difficult to get the balls in the shaft gear to work properly once they're pretty worn. Good luck!

 

[mtm88001]

Got my parts in Friday.

Friday
Started putting the mess back together. I have been able to steer while the front end is off the ground. Wanted to be able to set the steering left to right without any pressure.

Saturday
Spent a few hours putting all the body molding back on. Didn't get finished before dark but almost.