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steering box
On my 1450 I had to pull the steering because of over 90 deg. of free play on the wheel. I found that the screw was gouged and chipped. To speed things up I bought some bolts and cut the heads off and tapered the end to fit the widest part of the groove. I then cut the rest of the groove wider with a dimond wheel in my drill and smoothed up some of the worst of the sharp chipouts. When putting it back I didnt like the metal on metal of the drive flange so I cut a piece of snow carpet [plastic] and put it between to reduce friction. I got to try it when I mowed the lawn and I would say that it was almost as good as my power on the Ransomes. Two fingers for most of the steering. I hope that it will last for a few years but time will tell. I really dont see any need to put the Nice bearing on at this time.
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I love it when a plan comes together! Glad you got your steering fixed!
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It's not metal-to-metal there, there is supposed to be grease there...
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That's awesome! Glad it's fixed.
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Allen Proud owner of my Original and 126! My Grandpa's Cart Craftsman Lawn Sweeper Craftsman Plug Aerator |
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You are right about supposed to be grease. What I have seen on my two cubs is alot of deep scufs in the metal going as far as wearing the jellybean shaped piece through. So I added the slippery plastic to cut the friction that seems to be there and I seem to have reduced the efford needed to turn the wheel. I know that with proper maintenance there should be lots of grease but that don't always happen. When the bearing arrives at the supplier I'll put it on and give an update.
We are now off for 2 weeks camping so will update then Thanks for looking Ken |
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