Cub Cadet 982 steering issue
 

My cub 982 has alot of play in the steering. The wheel spins about 1/4 of a turn before it catches the steering rod. How do i go about taking the play out?

Thanks

Scott

I just finished mine up yesterday. Check your steering box adjustment, the nut can loosen up and the follower can back out....it doesn't take much to loosen it up a lot. I did new tie rod ends and heim joints, and adjusted the steering box. I also did what John Hall did, bored out the steering lever (the piece mounted in the rear of the axle) and installed an oilite bushing with a hole for the grease zerk.....I also made a new pin for it since the original was worn quite a bit. The only play in my steering is the axle now, it moves a tiny tiny bit before the wheel starts to move. It used to have almost half a turn, the steering lever moved at least 3/4" up and down in the axle before any wheel movement.

I also did some work to my steering box. I don't know how to post a link to the thread but search under the IH forum for manual steering upgrade. In a nutshell I put in a new cam follower and seal. I also upgraded from a thrust washer to bearing. There is some machining required to the mounting bracket to do this. There are two different steering boxes on 982's, got to know which one you have. You'll also see I made a shim to improve the contact area. One other thing I did was to work on the pivot bolt for the front axle, it was wore bad on the backside. All new joints as well. Things can certainly snowball in the steering system.

Here you go John

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