[AJD] Model L steering box

[wwwayne johnson]

A couple years back I found a match at a bicycle shop.  Unfortunately, I 
didnot keep track of the numbers but they were New Departure.
Merle Wayne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Boehm" <rustyacres at yahoo.com>
To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" 
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Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: [AJD] Model L steering box


> The later style roller bearings are still available
> from Deere. But I have not been able to find ball
> bearings from either Deere or anyone else for the
> earlier style steering boxes. And roller bearings will
> not work in the ball bearing type steering box, since
> both the bearing races and the bearing surfaces on the
> worm gear are machined differently in the two
> different types.
>
> John Boehm
> Woodland, CA
> Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com
>
>
> --- GuyW <guyiii at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> I checked with my local Deere dealer (Escondido, CA)
>> on Saturday and their
>> computer system shows no parts (at least the 10 I
>> inquired about)....was the
>> parts man just clueless??
>>
>> It also appears that the boxes had ball bearings
>> initially, but had a change
>> to roller bearings...
>>
>> -Guy-
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <kuz111 at bellsouth.net>
>> To: "Antique John Deere mailinglist"
>> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 2:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AJD] Model L steering box
>>
>>
>> > Yes all parts for the steering box and secter gear
>> can be bought throu a
>> > John Deer dealer Have a great day Wendell
>> >>
>> >> From: "GuyW" <guyiii at cox.net>
>> >> Date: 2007/01/04 Thu PM 03:28:07 EST
>> >> To: "Antique John Deere mailing list"
>> >> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> >> Subject: [AJD] Model L steering box
>> >>
>> >> The steering box on my 1942 Model L has water
>> damage (really ugly worm
>> >> and
>> >> sector).
>> >>
>> >> One option is welding up and regrinding parts....
>> >>
>> >> Are internal parts available new?
>> >>
>> >> Any chance this is a Model A Ford steering box,
>> as I've read for earlier
>> >> tracs (Y?) ??
>> >>
>> >> -Guy-
>> >>
>> >>
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