Re: (ET) Removing the steering wheel

[David C Robie <mycroftxx1 juno com>]

Never heard of a gear worn down that far.  Possibly you could remove the
block and elongate it's mtg holes to get gears further into mesh - that
is, a small amount so as not to change the angle much.  The console
itself may be tilted a bit fwd too. Also, the steering shaft may not be
getting far down enough in the block. This is a time for experiment.  Of
course a new (or used but better condition)  gear will solve the problem.
 Bet your tractor was driven that way for a long time til she finally
wouldn't hardly steer at all.

Dave
Weymouth MA
  

On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 01:01:46 -0400 Christopher Zach
<cz alembic crystel com> writes:
> David C Robie wrote:
> > Have you tried resetting the mesh of the steering gear and sector 
> gear? 
> > Sounds as if there is too much fore and aft end play in the sector 
> gear's
> > shaft - which of course would, after much use, 'round off' the 
> teeth of
> > the small gear.  To reset this, take the gears out of mesh by 
> loosening
> > the collar under the steering wheel bushing, pull the wheel up.  
> Then
> > deal with the sector's fore and aft play by inserting approprate 
> shim
> > washers, moving the sector closer to the steering gear. Finish by 
> pushing
> > the steering wheel down the collar up and tightening it.  When 
> done you
> > should have perhaps 3" of steering wheel movement before anything 
> down by
> > the wheels moves. (this would mostly be play in the rods 
> themselves not
> > the gear).
> 
> Well, the sector gear has all the shims I can stuff before the 
> cotter 
> pin. In other words it is flush against the block; there is nowhere 
> for 
> it to go.
> 
> Right now with the block further back it seems to mesh more fully 
> with 
> the pinion gear, but there is still some lash. Which is annoying; 
> now I 
> will have to put it together and see if it still skips.
> 
> Chris
> 
>