[drglinski]

Originally Posted by Rmowl

Take the old spindle axle bolt out, ream it and put the appropriate size bolt in. I can’t remember off the top of my head what it is but I’ve done at least a dozen this way and tightened the steering tremendously. Between that and the axle channel is the spots I see that cause the most steering play. Of the two tractors I’ve restored I’ve used McMaster Carr tie rod ends and rebuilt the steering gear and have tri tibs it’s like having power steering. Not too expensive or difficult to do either

I'm not following what you mean about the axle bolt. Are you referring to the steering assembly on a wide frame? This is a narrow frame and doesn't have axle bolts.


It is my understanding that there are not any bushings in the cast iron axle that I can replace that will eliminate steering knuckle slop. Or is this something that isn't as critical when rebuilding the steering? My thought is to make everything as 0" play as possible.




I plan on doing the channel clamp and tie rod ends in the future.