While winterizing my equipment and vehicles today, I found a Winter project that I am not very happy about for my L175. I had to add some anti-freeze to get the freeze point low enough, so I decided to run it down the gravel road to my neighbors to get it warm and circulating to mix well. Big surprise when I put got to about half throttle in 8th.
It seems the steering has gotten very loose since I last ran it a couple of months ago. Loose enough that it is scary in road gear, actually any gear in high range. Drifts worse than the 9N Ford with trailer house tires on front we used as a loader tractor when I was a kid.
I rebuilt the box four or five years ago, it acts like it has lost some of the ball bearings in the worm gear. There is about a half turn of slop in the wheel now. Anybody think this is possible?
My only other idea is the bottom of the steering box finally broke out, giving no support to the lower end of the steering shaft.
I only use it for a lawn mower, and to occasionally move trailers; but I found a water cooled diesel Yanmar YM122 with a 48" deck that rides and drives easier, cuts better too. Consequently I hadn't even started the Kubota since August.
Any ideas other than tear it apart and see?
Thanks,
Robert
It seems the steering has gotten very loose since I last ran it a couple of months ago. Loose enough that it is scary in road gear, actually any gear in high range. Drifts worse than the 9N Ford with trailer house tires on front we used as a loader tractor when I was a kid.
I rebuilt the box four or five years ago, it acts like it has lost some of the ball bearings in the worm gear. There is about a half turn of slop in the wheel now. Anybody think this is possible?
My only other idea is the bottom of the steering box finally broke out, giving no support to the lower end of the steering shaft.
I only use it for a lawn mower, and to occasionally move trailers; but I found a water cooled diesel Yanmar YM122 with a 48" deck that rides and drives easier, cuts better too. Consequently I hadn't even started the Kubota since August.
Any ideas other than tear it apart and see?
Thanks,
Robert