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Originally Posted by R Bedell
Dale:
I have a question. What about dust/dirt getting into that roller bearings...??

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Good question....
I didn't have a good answer.....time for a few pictures.
This is what the steering box looks like today that was done 7 years ago:

Closer view:

There was a little grease around the lever and bolt assembly:
The 70 is the most used IH Cub Cadet I have. I do not use this Cub to mow the grass or plow snow. To the best of my knowledge I never done any cleaning around the steering box.
I sprayed parts of my yard Wednesday and Thursday. The 70 steered just as easy today as it did when I rebuilt it 7 years ago.