Posted by foxsprings on August 03, 2017 at 22:14:44 from (66.116.87.62):
Hi, I'm new to posting here, but have lurked a while.
I have 1979 MF 20C (the industrial one) with FEL. Recently, the range of turning has been progressively decreasing since the tractor sat for several months. Yesterday after a loud clunk, I have no steering while stationary, and minimal while moving.
I have started to go through all the steering, I have disconnected the tie rods & relay rod and the cylinders appear to be extending and retracting as they should. All the tie rod ends/heim joints are toast, but don't seem to be what is causing the problem.
Once I jacked the front up and disconnected everything, I found that both spindles appear to be solid and won't rotate. reconnecting a cylinder gives me a little movement, but not much.
So, I embarked on dropping the spindles in the hopes of either cleaning everything up or replacing the bushings. The problem is that I cannot get them out. I have pounded with a sledgehammer and got them about a third of the way out, but now the top of the spindle is level with the pivot tube, I can't go any further.
I feel like the amount of force I'm having to use is unreasonable. Everything else on this tractor moves freely. Am I missing something, or should I persevere with more pounding until I get them out? Any advice gladly accepted!
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