My VFW has a 1961 Ford, Model 671, with SOS and a manual All Purpose Type steering system. We use this tractor to pull a mower deck to cut our five acres of grass and push a little snow around with in the winter.
This past winter I found all four bolts securing the top of the steering box loose and backed out 1/4 to 3/8 inch allowing dirt and debris into the steering box and ultimately into the SOS transmission housing. I tightened all four bolts down and then drained the SOS transmission gear case and refilled with proper fluid. Steering was still out of adjustment as front wheels wobbled severely at even moderate speeds. Read procedure on tightening sector shafts of steering box. Adjusted each side about a 1/4 to no more then 1/2 turn and no longer have any shimmey even when in 10th gear. Now though we have transmission fluid leaking past sector shaft seals.
I was wondering if I could do the following one side at a time? Remove one pitmam arm and then go on the other side and remove the two bolts that secure that sector shaft end cover. Then could I push out that sector shaft attached to the sector shaft end cover so as to facilitate replacing the sector shaft seal and packing in the steering gear housing bore without having to remove the dash and steering column? I was hoping I could do this one side at a time. I understand this steering box is not under pressure but we by enough transmission fluid dripping past the seals and down the pitmam arms to were it is then puddling onto the foot boards. I hope this is possible because I am not looking forward to removing the hood, dash and steering column. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Martin
VFW 4931
Hilliard, Ohio
This past winter I found all four bolts securing the top of the steering box loose and backed out 1/4 to 3/8 inch allowing dirt and debris into the steering box and ultimately into the SOS transmission housing. I tightened all four bolts down and then drained the SOS transmission gear case and refilled with proper fluid. Steering was still out of adjustment as front wheels wobbled severely at even moderate speeds. Read procedure on tightening sector shafts of steering box. Adjusted each side about a 1/4 to no more then 1/2 turn and no longer have any shimmey even when in 10th gear. Now though we have transmission fluid leaking past sector shaft seals.
I was wondering if I could do the following one side at a time? Remove one pitmam arm and then go on the other side and remove the two bolts that secure that sector shaft end cover. Then could I push out that sector shaft attached to the sector shaft end cover so as to facilitate replacing the sector shaft seal and packing in the steering gear housing bore without having to remove the dash and steering column? I was hoping I could do this one side at a time. I understand this steering box is not under pressure but we by enough transmission fluid dripping past the seals and down the pitmam arms to were it is then puddling onto the foot boards. I hope this is possible because I am not looking forward to removing the hood, dash and steering column. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Martin
VFW 4931
Hilliard, Ohio