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Old 03-26-2021, 09:48 AM
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Default Steering box gasket thickness???

hi all,

I bought this gasket and wondering if its thick enough b4 I install it. It looks like the metal lip would hit before the gasket gets to compress. But maybe I got it figured all wrong...
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Old 03-26-2021, 10:00 AM
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Last time I worked on one, the lip of the cover extends down over the side of the aluminum case so it doesn't stop any compression of the gasket.
In any event it's only grease, not oil, and it's not under pressure unless you pump 10 lbs. in there.l
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Old 03-26-2021, 10:09 AM
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Yep... no worries. It's certainly not there to seal anything under pressure that's for sure. Chassis grease isn't going to go anywhere fast even with just that wimpy "seal"
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Old 03-26-2021, 10:52 AM
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ok thanks guys...
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Old 03-26-2021, 11:59 AM
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The gasket piece should be a foam gasket.
They are nla from Cub Cadet.
The early John Deere garden tractor used the same steering box-assembly.

John Deere part numbers are
Retainer-M45569
Seal-M45568
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I've used packing foam to make a gasket-seal
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I've used packing foam to make a gasket-seal
Ditto! It is said that "great minds think alike".
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Same here only used thin sill sealer foam.
Best to clamp the ass'y in a vise, attach the steering wheel and then adjust it for best firm feel w/o binding.
Be sure and run it back and forth through several cycles while adjusting for best results,
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Same here only used thin sill sealer foam.
Best to clamp the ass'y in a vise, attach the steering wheel and then adjust it for best firm feel w/o binding.
Be sure and run it back and forth through several cycles while adjusting for best results,
I’ve used that also.
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Last time I worked on one, the lip of the cover extends down over the side of the aluminum case so it doesn't stop any compression of the gasket.
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You are, as usual, correct sir...
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