2082 front axle
 

I'm looking to take apart my front axle soon, mowed the lawn for the first time and realized there is quite a lot of play. I'm hoping the mounting bolt is worn, but in any chance the axle is worn, would you try and make a bushing and if so brass or other material, or would you try and find a better axle? All replies are greatly appreciated!

Did you adjust the 2 snubber bolts that are in front of the axel? They take most of the play out of the axle itself. This pic is of a frame with the axle removed. All you need to do is to loosen the jam nut then turn the bolt in so that it barley touches the axle and retighten the jam nut.

I'll have to investigate, thanks for the heads up!

I rebuilt the entire front axle on my super. Very worthwhile. There are bronse bushings for the knockles to turn on. These wear. My OEM replacements were kinda loose so I used the old ones for spacers. I slotted them for the zerks.
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Other than that I also replaced the ball joint style tie rod ends with Hiem ends. New wheel bearings and I made a shim to go around the pivot bolt. It feels like a different tractor.
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Anyway there is more to it than just the pivot bolt. Hope the pics help.

some times you just need to tighten the bolt up ,I tighten it till the axle is snug and then loosen just a little ,[do this with the ft.end off the ground so you can tell when it gets tight

I just rebuilt the front end under my 982 and noticed the one on the 2072 is pretty worn as well. At the rate I'm going on the 982 rebuild, the 2072 will have to wait till August before I can tackle the front end on it.

I need to do the same thing. Where did you get the bushing?

Thank you everyone for the great info., been working and laid up in bed due to illness but hopefully I'll be able to get to her in the middle of the week. Squatch fantastic rebuild, perhaps I'll get there someday!

Local Cub Dealer had the bushings.