(ET) Now it's the steering

[Chris Zach <cz alembic crystel com>]

So after getting the motor all fixed, transmission all lubed it's time 
to blow some leaves. And I notice the steering is skipping a lot.

Of course.

Simple fix, go under the tractor, remove the cotter pin holding the 
steering washers to the sector shaft, replace a washer or two, and 
you're fine. Except of course the cotter pin is frozen in place.

Of course.

So after breaking it I have to drive out the wreckage. Not enough room 
under the tractor to do this, so I proceed to take out the sector shaft. 
Remove the pulley bearing, remove the linkages to the front wheels, and 
the shaft can't come off because it hits the tractor frame beam before 
you have clearance.

Of.... whatever.

So I start to remove the sector gear mounting bolts. Two of them, and 
you have to get inside the tractor to hold the nut while turning the 
bolts. One did come off, but the other is on the right side of the 
tractor and any socket I put in there is blocked by the right side 
contactors.

Question: Is it possible to remove the sector shaft and gear from the 
tractor so I can drive out that rusted pin, or does one have to also 
drive out the pin on the sector gear holding *it* to the shaft? If so it 
might be easier for me to cut the shaft in half with my cutting tools, 
drive out the rusted pin, and weld in a new shaft or something.....

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