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03-12-2005 10:18:27

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My recently aquired 1974 MF265 has about a 1/4 to 1/3 turn on the steering wheel before it seems to engage. Is this "slop" normal or do I need to replace steering parts?

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DavidP,South Wales

03-13-2005 10:51:55

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Re: MF265 steering question in reply to ags1, 03-12-2005 10:18:27

Hi ags,1
You don't say whether you have power steering but I assume you do. IF you have a mechanically actuated power steering there should be a small amount of play in the wheel to actuate the hydraulics but nothing like you describe. If it is a full hydraulic system which I suspect it will be, you will probably find wear in any or all of the linkage from the steering ram down through the axle casting, on the bottom of the shaft and out to the ball joints. Have an assistant turn the wheel back and forth and you should soon see where the play is.
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DavidP

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Don-Wi

03-13-2005 10:45:15

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Re: MF265 steering question in reply to ags1, 03-12-2005 10:18:27

Sounds like a few ball joints are shot. I think your tractor has the same steering cylinders under neath that my 285 does, they connect to another plate that pivots and that's where the tie rods connect.

On our 285, the ball joints on both cylinders were shot, most of the slop coming from there. The tie rods were also fairly sloppy. For the cylinders, you can only replace the ends that screw into the piston. The other ends are part of the cylinder itself, and they cost about $500 each if mememory serves. We had ours rebuilt because the one end actaully pulled out wrecking the threads. The one end can't be fixed so we have to deal with it.

The tie rods also wear out over time, so replacing them isn't a bad idea either. The new ball joints all come w/ zerks on them so you can grease them. The original ones didn't.(that's why they wear out so bad) Hope this helps.

If you can have a second person turing the steering wheel, you can look underneath and see where all the slop is coming from. Some is more obvious than the other.
Donovan from Wisconsin

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