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Ford 3000 power steering problem

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Adam72

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First I have searched and read this forum and tried everything I could think of to fix my problem.

I recently purchased a ford 3000. My neighbor and myself fixed everything that was wrong with the tractor and the last thing we attempted to do was change the thrust bearings in the steering column. The power steering worked fine but it had a huge amount of slack in the steering. We took it apart and replaced the bearings and seals. Now we cants get the power steering to work. It feels tight. It's a lot easier to turn right but left feels hard. We took the cylinders off and bungee corded them up and everything appears to be in time but it's hard to turn. We are stuck. I'm not totally convinced it's the valve that's our problem. Could timing be off? I had a mechanic from my local ford dealership come and work on it last weekend but was unsuccessful. It's hard finding people who actually knows about the steering in these tractors.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
How tight did you tighten the nut on top of the upper bearing? I don't have the exact specs, and hopefully someone else who does will jump in and give you the specifics, but I think you're supposed to tighten the nut down and then back it off some (I think something like 1/2 or 3/4 of a turn, but I'm not sure), and then stake the nut to keep it from moving. The slight up-and-down movement that this allows is what allows the control valve to function properly.
 

We tightened it down until the valve body didn't move then backed it off half a turn or so. We tried loosening it up more but nothing changed.
 
You say you "tried everything", but it sounds like you didn't try to locate and/or read the service manual. Here is an excerpt.
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That is your problem. It is too tight.
Read the diagram that Bern posted.
That warpy washer under the nut is a spring.
When it is properly set up the steering shaft/wheel will actually move up and down about 3/32" when you turn it from side to side.
 
(quoted from post at 12:49:20 08/13/14) That is your problem. It is too tight.
Read the diagram that Bern posted.
That warpy washer under the nut is a spring.
When it is properly set up the steering shaft/wheel will actually move up and down about 3/32" when you turn it from side to side.
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I had gotten the shop Manual and done as instructed. I went back and loosened it more to make sure it wasn't too tight but it didn't help. Could the timing of the worm gear be off? That's the only thing I can think of that might be the problem. Any advice on seeing if the timing is correct. Thanks!
 
(quoted from post at 17:42:27 08/13/14) Timing those gears is not rocket science. Simply divide up the teeth and center each pair of gears.
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Bern, I hope I am taking your posts wrong but it feels like you are being a smartass. I believe this site is suppose to be about tractors first and peoples egos second. But like I Said hopefully I took you replies wrong.

My question is if the timing is off could that make the problems as I described? I looked at Manuel when reinstalling the shaft and thought it was inserted correctly but I'm no "expert".
Thanks
 
Yea, I confess, I'm being a little bit of a smartass, so I'll apologize right now. I do that from time to time. What set me off was your original post that said "we tried everything, but it doesn't work". I concluded from that, incorrectly now it appears, that you did not have a manual, or if you did, it was not followed carefully.

I still maintain that if you have a manual, and follow it to the tee, everything should work. The manual is pretty thorough, and if you're careful, it should come out right.

I guess I'm a little jaded because I work with students 9 months out of the year who do what I assumed you did: Look at the pictures for a few minutes and then winged it. I'm sorry if that is not the case in your situation.

As for your question as to whether timing could cause your problem, I suppose I could, however I don't know for sure, since I've never tried it! :)
 
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