[Farmall] Lost Steering on my A yesterday

[Jim Becker]

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