Recent content by emkothe

First off, not my tractor, just seems to show up here when it is broken. This is the second time I have seen this problem on this tractor. It starts with it running rough. If you look at the fuel filter bowl, it is running almost empty. If you shut the tractor off, it will refill the bowl...

Final saga. I MIG welded the end of the broken shaft and machined it back to size. Made a new coupling. Opened up the ID of the bushings and enlarged the oil groove in the bushings of the power steering pump. When I originally disassembled the power steering half of the pump the shafts were...

I have it apart now. There is a spool valve in the gearbox. WITHOUT any hydraulic pressure to the box the input shaft can turn about 1/3 rotation without moving the reciprocating ball nut (it is the piston too) that is connected to the output shaft. The walking in and out of the input shaft is...

Thanks for checking. While this "looks" like it uses the main hydraulics the gear box shown is on the front of the tractor with a long input shaft on the right side of the tractor. This connects to another steering box that goes to the steering wheel. Mark

I have attached a page from the parts manual to show you what it looks like (exploded view though) The part number of the assembly is 30400-66100. If yours is the same I would love to see the part of the steering section that discusses reassembly. I can usually get things apart on the first...

Working on an L2550 with about 1/3 turn slop in the steering. It is all in the steering box on the front of the tractor. As you turn it back and forth the 1/3 turn the input shaft "walks" in and out of the steering box about 1/8" to 3/16" without moving the output shaft. I do not think there is...