[Farmall] Lost Steering on my A yesterday

[Jim Becker]

Now I'm confused.  Since this is the Farmall list, I assume you are talking 
about a Farmall A.  Is that correct?

Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Troy Bogdan" <tbogdan1 at earthlink.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Lost Steering on my A yesterday


>I just went out and took another look, and now I think I know what is 
>wrong.
>
> There are two problems.  1) there are two bolts missing from I guess what
> you called the steering gear case (maybe also called a steering box) that 
> I
> think probably hold it onto the main housing.  And 2) the bolt that I 
> found
> was the one that actually goes into the side of the steering box.  This 
> bolt
> hole is the broken piece of metal, and the bolt I found used to screw in
> here, but now that it is cracked, it will go in, but will not stay in 
> cause
> 1/2 of the threads are in the broken piece.
>
> I don't know if this is repairable or not, since it is broken on the 
> thread,
> but in the meantime, if you have a parts manual, do you know what the size
> of those two missing bolts that hold the case to the housing?  I would at
> least like to replace them since nothing else is holding this front end on
> from what I can make out.
>
> Thanks so much,  Troy
>
>
> on 8/26/05 10:13 AM, Jim Becker at jim.becker at verizon.net wrote:
>
>> If the bolt was a 7/16 fine thread, it probably was the clamp bolt that
>> holds the steering arm to the sector shaft.  I have seen many that were
>> loose, but never one loose enough to fall out.  The piece of steel was
>> probably one side of the clamp part of the arm.  Does the broken piece 
>> have
>> a hole for a 7/16 bolt?  If that broke it wouldn't explain a sudden loss 
>> of
>> a lot of grease.  Maybe the grease had gradually leaked and this event 
>> just
>> knocked it loose from where it had accumulated.  Newer replacement arms 
>> were
>> redesigned to go on a redesigned sector shaft that uses a key and a nut 
>> on
>> the end of the shaft.  Both the arm and shaft will be badly worn and need
>> replacing.
>>
>> If the bolt is 1/2 coarse thread, it is probably one of the bolts that 
>> holds
>> the bottom of the steering gear case onto the main housing.  That would
>> suggest another whole problem separate from why you lost the steering.
>>
>> Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Troy Bogdan" <tbogdan1 at earthlink.net>
>> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 6:24 AM
>> Subject: [Farmall] Lost Steering on my A yesterday
>>
>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>> I hope this goes through, it seems like the list has been down for a few
>>> days. Anyways . . .
>>>
>>> Yesterday I was mowing with my 1945 A when I suddenly lost steering.  I
>>> looked down below where the steering wheel shaft connects into the 
>>> front,
>>> and I noticed a bolt fell out and there was a cracked piece of steel and
>>> lots of grease coming out.
>>>
>>> Just wondering if this might be a problem any of you ever had, and if 
>>> so,
>>> what is the best way of fixing it.  Thanks,  Troy
>>
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