Posted by John Healey on February 28, 1998 at 17:28:53:
My neighbor got his 8N stuck in the mud today and while turning the steering wheel hard to one side the steering just went out on him . I have all Farmalls so Ford steering is not something with which I am familiar (yet) so please excuse any stupid questions. It looks the steering wheel shaft may have a worm on it that engages the front gear of two steering arm gears . Does that sound right ? It looks like maybe a bearing on the steering wheel shaft is broken allowing the worm to disengage the steering arm gears !?
Can someone tell me about 8N steering boxes, how they fail , and where is the best place to get parts ? Thanks , John ( Ed my neighbor thanks you too )