MF35 front end wobble

put a small amount of toe-in on the front tires.

Have heard this will help some, you probably need metal in gearbox.

Check gearbox and be sure it has proper old fill, some have taken oil out of gearbox and replaced with John Deere corn header gear grease.

Jack up front end and ever so slightly tighten the gears on each side, make sure you turn steering wheel lock to lock, and be sure you do not have drag, if so gears are too tight.

Front axle pivot.

Radius rod ball end.

Radius rod front bolts.

Front and rear drag link ends.

Front spindle bearings.

Wheel bearings.

Steering gear bearings.

Steering gear adjustment of gear mesh.

End play of the steering wheel shaft (some is necessary to run the power steering valve).

You have to fix them all.

I find a boot (with foot in it) applied to each drag link rear can kill the oscillation when running down the road at 22 mph with my MF-135. Its not been a problem at field work speeds though I have some new drag link ends, new bearings in the gear box, and new bolts at the front ends of the radius rods.

The I&T or a real MF shop manual will help set up the steering gear box. The original bearings were heavy walled Garlok bushings, steel backed copper. They aren't made any more. I used a lathe to carve porous bronze bussings to fit, then after they shrank being pushed in, I used a hunk of wood turned to fit and bits of carborundum sandpaper to lap them to size. I haven't replaced spindle bushings, pivot pin, or all the drag link ends yet.

Gerald J.

With time and wear all these meshes get loose and contribute to front wheel wobble just like loose drag link ends, loose wheel bearings, and worn spindle bushings. To not neglect the axle mounts of pivot pin and radius rods.

Gerald J.

Greald J.

check for play in steering linkage, watch what wiggles before the wheels turn side to side, mine had a worn ball end, should be little or no movement of steering wheel before wheels turn

jack up the front just to get the weight off and check out pivot pin in axle, my bushing was worn thru and pin was just into the axle

let us know what you find