Mike

Walk threw the woods and Ill print off what ever you need at the shop. I have everything you need to fix that, big hammers, and a hard disk!

I was watching that on epay when Earl bought it out from under me. LOL Well lets just say DaDuke knows a guy everywhere! LMAO!

Hey Earl, who loves ya? LOL

Figured out why the steering was so stiff. A picture of the problem to the right guess. =)

Here's the culprit, i suspect this machine was outside, and water ran down the steering shaft right into the CV joint. Not an ounce of grease to be found, so CCC must have installed these dry. I wonder if the driveshaft ones will look the same.

Here's some more pictures from the teardown last night:

Mike

I noticed that the drive shaft is still attached to the engine. It should have slid out of the CV joint on the engine. It has a snap ring on the end that attaches to the pump and is supposed to slide on the engine end. When you put the steering joint back together put a zip tie on the boot to keep it sealed, same on the drive shaft boots.

You've been busy, Mike! Thanks for the progress pics.

Sam Mac,

I saw that in the breakout diagrams, i suspect that those CV joints aren't in any better condition. Didn't CCC put grease fittings on these joints in the slightly later models?

Ah, I see that they're in the driveline... or they're supposed to be. I'm looking at my pictures, and don't see the grease fitting, so either they're broken off, or not there at all. Hmmm, more research to do.

Image is every thing!
 

Look , young Mike I'm just upset I ain't got the great drive like I need, to mess with these great machines. I feel I failed if don't bring um back from the brink. I went all the way to CHI. IL to git that super! Just jealous I won't be the one to brag about saving her, YOUR THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB, but next plow day,:Announce: I GET A SPIN ON That Super!!!!

Them dreaded deisel boy's
 

YES I might venture into the SMOKER world! have a story started at custom builds 1811D, am building a plow deisel, for $1600! The MT. airy boy's had to git a 2072 gas machine to blow my doors off! My stealth 1863D will shake them boys to the hilt!!! Git U a plow and git down here have some fun with us!!!:BB&YS:

DaDuke

I'm scared of coming to plow day with anything less than one of these :biggrin2: