TD1860g sloppy steering.

yanmar101

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tg1860g
Oct 13, 2014
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ontario
Proud new owner of a new to me td1860g and new to this forum. Have noticed that the power steering is great however there seems to be excessive wheel play. About a 3/4 turn without affecting steering...advice/answers? Thanks in advance btw.
 

uglyboy

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TG1860G
Mar 8, 2013
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St. George, Ontario
my TG has the same problem, but not nearly that bad... maybe 1/3rd turn of the wheel.
Might be 2 issues adding up to all that slop...
the nut on the pivot pin on the front axle might have loosened off... I noticed on my tractor the front axle would move(twist) a bit at the pivot point when I turned the steering wheel.
also, the ball joints on the steering linkage have no grease nipples, so they wear and get sloppy after a few years.
Should be easy to see if either of these issues is your problem.

enjoy your TG... had mine since July 1998, 1050 hours now, still going strong.

Pete