My neighbor has an old, well worn B1750. The steering was getting awfully sloppy and it was pushing hydraulic fluid up through the steering column. They decided to try to get it repaired. We don't have any dealers in the area that I'd be confident would repair it without putting more $$ in it than the tractor is worth. There's a former Deere mechanic who's left the dealer and is running a shop at his home not far from us. I suggested they give him a try. He has torn down the steering and replaced all the seals, etc that are still available, somewhere between $200 to 300 worth. It's reassembled and no longer pumping oil up the column, but there's no power assist. Wheels off the ground there seems to be nothing unusual about movement back and forth. Set her down and there's no power assist. He's tried bleeding the valve by turning it lock to lock several times.
Does anyone have any ideas where the problem lies? It was working when he tore it apart, just sloppy and pushing out more and more fluid up the column.
Does anyone have any ideas where the problem lies? It was working when he tore it apart, just sloppy and pushing out more and more fluid up the column.
