RE: RE: (ET) axles

["Pieter Litchfield" <plitch attglobal net>]

Hi Jon

The spindles are the "L" shaped pieces that consist of the front stub
axle(s) and the vertical axle pivots (spindles).  The complete axle 
assembly
consists of the beam itself in the middle, and a spindle at each end.  
Looks
like:

One of my front axle spindles cracked near the bottom of the vertical
spindle shaft, causing  (of course) a complete lack of steering control and
a decided lear to the whole thing.  I bough a new one locally (several 
years
ago) since welding was out of the question.

My other tractor, and E-12 has very sloppy steering, apparently the result
of wear in the gears at the base of the steering wheel shaft.  One of these
days......



-----Original Message-----
From: Oasis654 aol com [mailto:Oasis654 aol com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 10:31 PM
To: plitch attglobal net
Subject: Re: RE: (ET) axles



In a message dated 7/4/1 8:22:51 AM, you wrote:

<<don't spin the steering

wheel to the extremes because the resulting "plowing" vectored forces on 
the

spindles may result in stress fractures!>>

hi thanks for all the good info.  just wondering what you're referring to 
by
spindles.  i have trouble with a machine when i steer all the way to either
side, but problem seems to be in steering gears.  regards, jon k