Posted by Mike (WA) on March 07, 2011 at 13:10:42 from (69.10.196.7):
In Reply to: 8n steering posted by noxweed on March 07, 2011 at 12:15:10:
To expand on what Brad said, if its similar to Oliver 550, and I think it is, its a "recirculating ball" type system- bunch of steel balls inside of what amounts to a big nut. When the bearings fail, it allows upward movement of the mechanism, so the nut unscrews itself unstead of turning the sector gears.
The good news, it will only unscrew itself a couple or 3 times. The bad news is, that's because when it "unscrews", it lifts off the bottom of the housing, allowing some of the balls to fall out the bottom. They will then jam up the mechanism so it won't turn at all, necessitating immediate repair (and I hope tractor is in your shop when it happens).
Repair is not difficult, as Brad said- take off hood and gas tank, take steering box and steering column off as a unit, I think. Might oughta have a repair manual for this.
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