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Super A Steering Worm Gear Cap Removal Question

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kevinez

04-07-2006 05:21:47

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Started working on the steering gear. Does anyone have any experience with removing the outside cap to the worm gear? Mine appers to be stuck hard and I"ve tried some new 1-1/4 inch sockets but the keep slipping off the casting as it is not a precise as a regular bolt head. Or should I just load it up on the truck and go see my friend with a torch to apply some heat to it?

Thanks in advance!

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kevinez

04-07-2006 11:57:27

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Re: Super A Steering Worm Gear Cap Removal Questio in reply to kevinez, 04-07-2006 05:21:47

Thanks for the replies. I really would like to get that steering shaft out. Mainly so I could get the steering gear into a parts washer. Making slow but steady progress on the restoration as time an money permits.

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scotty

04-07-2006 07:13:08

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Re: Super A Steering Worm Gear Cap Removal Questio in reply to kevinez, 04-07-2006 05:21:47

Mornin Kevin, Hugh has given some good advice, I have only pulled apart a couple of those steering boxes, some light amount of heat may help you out!

When you do finally get it apart, you can take some of the slop out by putting a large washer between the outer bearing race and the inside lip of that castle nut your trying to remove. What this does is reduce the axial float on the steering shaft.

Hope this helps. As Hugh has stated, the steering arm shaft exiting the bottom of the steering box can have a loose nut, worn woodruff key or both.
On my Super A I had other problems like the tapered lock bolt that connects the steering arms to the steering spindles were also sheared :"(

scotty

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Mr. Farmall

04-07-2006 12:40:43

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Re: Super A Steering Worm Gear Cap Removal Questio in reply to scotty, 04-07-2006 07:13:08

I had a very different problem on my A, somebody welded the center steering arm onto it"s shaft. Had to cut it off and replace both the arm and shaft.

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Hugh MacKay

04-07-2006 06:00:00

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Re: Super A Steering Worm Gear Cap Removal Questio in reply to kevinez, 04-07-2006 05:21:47

kevin: Be careful, I'd be tempted to remove the front axle, then casting and heat the whole casting a bit. Even an oven type situation rather than torch.

Having said that, if you have no end play in steering shaft, I'd never take it apart. I've never had one apart. 99% of free travel on Super A tractors steering comes from that vertical out put shaft. I've seen loose woodruff keys on the vertical shaft give over a full free turn at steering wheel. Read the thread below.

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