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B275 Steering Q's
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Posted by Derek Broerse on April 23, 2005 at 11:39:13 from (206.186.115.156):
My tractor is extremely hard to turn. I mean extremely! I am 6'3" 285 lbs, as you can imagine I can put a pretty fair amount of force on it. There is a loader on it but this is well beyond even just extra weight I think. There is a broken off 'spinner' on the steering wheel--unless someone put it on there as a joke I would imagine that once upon a time you could actually use it. I can pull full strength with both hands WHILE MOVING and just barely turn the steering. The weird thing was that when the diesel quit the other day (due to blocked fuel line as it turned out) we towed it back to the shop with the Jubilee (The Farmall A kept getting stuck, long story). What was strange was that while it was being pulled (and NOT pulled with the chain pointing upwards to remove weight--straight forward with maybe a downward slope) was that the tractor actually felt substantially EASIER to steer! The chain was hooked in a "U" grabbing on both sides of the front axle, with another chain going from the center to the Jubilee. Further investigation of the steering has yielded the following: The front axle clamp bolts (for width adjustment) are not tight and have not been in decades. There is a pin thru a hole that has kept it all in line but without the clamps tight the hole is now oblonged in the tube and the whole axle can rotate on its center front and rear quite a ways--could this have a detrimental affect on the steering? Tie rod joints etc. all seem reasonably tight and in good shape overall. I am having difficulty getting grease into the spindle legs, the fittings almost seem to be tapped above solid steel, with no place for the grease to travel. I thought the steering box was wiped out, but it appears the whole box and column is physically loose. I can grab the column or the pitman arm and move the whole works about 1/4" back and forth. I can't do much about this as it seems I need to remove the whole loader frame to remove the tank to access it--this will be happening in coming months though... With ALL weight removed (jacked up off other areas) the steering operates smoothly. I have driven other loader tractors without power steering and while they are heavy, this one takes the cake. Speaking of powersteering, I would like to add it to mine if I can locate the parts... so if any of you who are searching wreckers please keep an eye out for me I'd appreciate it, there are no wreckers around here. I believe the B250, B275, and B414 are all the same. In the meantime, what should I do with this mess? Advice?
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