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.
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.