122 tie rods

[Yosemite Sam]

Wild Bill, is "dead on" with his description of steering repair.

The only thing I do differently is I set my cam follower just a little (tiny bit) tight, otherwise it seems to be a little loose once I get it in the tractor and get everything hooked up (not saying this is better... it's just the way I do it).

[67hydro]

Thank you Wild Bill
Another bit of priceless info from Richard Christensen.

Thanks!

[gravest]

I may not be able to get a pic on here till this weekend. I will get it on as soon as possible though. There are pictures of my 122 on my profile in an album. The cover picture shows it head on and you can tell it is toe-out. This week end will be the fastest I can get more on. Also How do I post a picture to a post?

Originally Posted by Wild Bill

I'm with Yosemite Sam....I would like to see some pictures...because if you have the rod ends all the way 'out', that Cub Cadet should be badly 'Pigeon Toed' !

Let's get you to the point where you have 1/8" Toe-In, and I can tell you a very easy way to 'center' the steering.

[Yosemite Sam]

Pictures is so easy even a knucklehead like me can do it.

Click on "Post Reply" near the top on the Left of the page.

A new page will come up, scroll down to "Manage Attachments" and click on it.

A new Window will come up, click on "Browse".

A "file upload" window will come up, find your picture, click it twice. The "file upload" window goes away and the "path" to the picture will now be in the "Manage Attachments" slot. Click "upload" and the link for the picture will appear on the "Reply to Thread" page.

If you want to add another picture, go back to the "Manage Attachments" window and click "Browse" again.

I'm guessing that there is more than one way to post pictures, but this is how I do it.

[gravest]

Try this pic, Toe out for sure.

[Yosemite Sam]

Awww, gravest you sure are cute...But who's that big ugly fella standing next to you???
Okayyy, I'm just kiddin around...

That is pretty bad toe out... How long is that rod? I should have half a dozen of those laying around, Ill go measure and see what what the ones here are.

[gravest]

When i measured it I got 16 1\4 from nut to nut. I measured it after the suggestion someone switched the tie rod for the drag link. Not the case, drag link 14 1|2 tie rod 16 1\4. What is the length on the ball joints themselves. Maybe they are too short. I don't know I figured they should be pretty standard. After work tonight 5am EST I will go out and measure mine. This 16 1\4 seems to be standard length. I almost think it must be the ball joints.

[Yosemite Sam]

I found one on the shelf with no ends and it measured right at 17" end to end. However I did find several others that had ends, the ends varied some were 1 5/8" and others were nearly 2" the ends may just be where your difference is.

[gravest]

That's almost what I'm thinking, I may go get some different ones. I wish I would of looked at the originals.