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@Mountainman , I will be in contact when I determine which way to proceed. I see that Kumar (who supplied this item) also has parts kits for rebuilding the original steering gear but you can imagine how much trust I have in them now. Especially when I haven't been successful by phone and their email is broken. I suppose its a good thing it was an Amazon purchase and not direct.
There is a Kubota dealer an hour away so I'm thinking about a visit to price out the OEM gears and seals. The shafts/bushings are seemingly in usable condition. Overall it's not a terrible thing as I don't often roll in 3rd gear at full throttle. I don't work that fast anymore
But nice, tight steering is such a operational blessing. Ironically the rod ends and 'pitman' are reasonably good except the rubbers are checked. If I could be sure to source OEM replacements I'd just fix it.
@North Idaho Wolfman : pretty please, could you zoom out on the exploded view in post #19 to include the stem and the part numbers?
Appreciate y'all. Next up: when to do the repair? The ol machine is just as important in the winter as the summer. There is no good downtime. The B7100 goes places and does things that Big Bertha can't get to or safely.