Satoh 650G Steering box

[nosbearatu]

OK so I just took delivery of my Satoh 650G yesterday and after using it an hour to move some snow with the FEL I decided to put the tire chains that came with it on in anticipation of more snow. Anyway, while trying to turn the wheel to better line up the chains I heard a crunch and lost all steering. Once I finally got the tractor in the shop i unbolted the steering shaft at the box and looked down inside, I have stripped 4-5 teeth off the face of the steering gear.

So my questions are:

1) How do I repair this?

2) what should I do in the future to prevent this from happening?

Is the FEL heavy enough that I shouldn't be trying to turn the wheel unless moving?

I was really hoping to get more time out of my new to me tractor than a few hours of snow removal.

 

[PILOON]

Hang in there.

Couple of Mitsu/Sotah guys specialize in spares for your tractor will soon answer.
That, or scroll the Mitsu forum and you'll find their links.

 

[nosbearatu]

OK so I got the box apart and even though the previous owner replaced the two bearings less than 2 years ago the bearings were severely worn so I guess I will replace those while I am at it. Now the steering gear appears to be different than the diagrams on valley powers website. Those diagram show a worm gear meeting the sector shaft and in mine there is a recirculating ball system (gear block with ball bearings inside), so I am wondering if this is the original box or if it was upgraded with a newer version.