My kubota bx has 500 hrs on it, I got it used with 400 hours on it and all it was ever used for was to mow with, I purchased a brand new loader for it after I bought it used off the gentleman.
Being that the previous owner did a lot of mowing with it I assume he did a lot of turning back and forth with it which I believe is how this part got worn out.
This picture shows the part/parts that I believe are worn out. When I turn left or right I can see that the steering cylinder is sliding side to side in the cylinder brackets which means either the brackets that hold the steering cylinder in place have wallowed out over time allowing the cylinder to slide back and forth OR the steering cylinder itself is worn down where the bracket is holding it which is allowing the cylinder to slide side to side in the brackets.
Has anybody ever had to replace either the steering cylinder or the cylinder brackets before?
The steering cylinder brackets which are about 8$ each hold the steering cylinder in place with just a couple of snap rings on the cylinder.. I was thinking about just trying to replace both brackets along with both snap rings first and seeing if that fixes the issue before purchasing a new cylinder which costs over $200 from what I remember.
Just curious if anyone else has had this issue. The tractor has done this ever since I’ve owned it so I’m just assuming it’s worn out but maybe this is normal? What happens is when the cylinder slides side to side in the brackets I can hear knocking sound and it’s starting to annoy me lol.
If this is normal then I guess I’ll just put up with it but I’m betting it’s worn out.
Thanks guys
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Being that the previous owner did a lot of mowing with it I assume he did a lot of turning back and forth with it which I believe is how this part got worn out.
This picture shows the part/parts that I believe are worn out. When I turn left or right I can see that the steering cylinder is sliding side to side in the cylinder brackets which means either the brackets that hold the steering cylinder in place have wallowed out over time allowing the cylinder to slide back and forth OR the steering cylinder itself is worn down where the bracket is holding it which is allowing the cylinder to slide side to side in the brackets.
Has anybody ever had to replace either the steering cylinder or the cylinder brackets before?
The steering cylinder brackets which are about 8$ each hold the steering cylinder in place with just a couple of snap rings on the cylinder.. I was thinking about just trying to replace both brackets along with both snap rings first and seeing if that fixes the issue before purchasing a new cylinder which costs over $200 from what I remember.
Just curious if anyone else has had this issue. The tractor has done this ever since I’ve owned it so I’m just assuming it’s worn out but maybe this is normal? What happens is when the cylinder slides side to side in the brackets I can hear knocking sound and it’s starting to annoy me lol.
If this is normal then I guess I’ll just put up with it but I’m betting it’s worn out.
Thanks guys
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