Posted by johnb5345 on December 29, 2014 at 22:01:26 from (107.77.85.26):
I'm having a steering problem on my 1950 Farmall M. The tractor has power steering which seems to be working fine. The tractor also has a loader which I understand would make it a little harder to steer. For some odd reason, the steering has started locking up and it feels like there is binding somewhere in the bolster. When I take the weight off of the front wheels (either by jacking up or using loader), the steering works great. I've noticed about a 1/4" of play up and down in the vertical steering shaft (with sector gear). I've tried tightening the castle nut to try and reduce the up and down play but it seems the gear is as far as it will go on the tapered splines. I've also noticed there is a square key or woodruff key on the tube that travels up and down. When I had the sector gear off and jacked up the front end, this key tore into the felt washer. Why is the key there and how do you remove it? What could be causing the steering to lock up - maybe the mesh between the sector and worm gears? I've also noticed the bearing that goes on the worm gear shaft has lost some ball bearings but still seems to rotate freely.
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