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Ford 960 power steering

grandpa Love

grandpa Love

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Power steering doesn't work on my tractor. I have put a new filter in because the other one was in terrible shape. When I refilled the fluid ( it was low before swap) the steering wheel would turn all the way right on it's own as soon as I cranked up tractor. I siphoned fluid out until it was almost empty then I could steer it like before. I was told at a show that the old filter came apart and was clogging up the lines. Do I take lines off and blow em out? Any thoughts on this? Thanks.
 

When they do that it is because the shuttle in the control valve is hung up. They can do that from lack of grease or dirty inside. Another fairly common reason is having the wrong grease fitting. Look behind and under at the front for the grease fitting. Perhaps you have not even seen it. Remove it and compare the threaded portion to any of the same type that you have. If they are the same, shorten the threaded portion by 1/16 inch. you should be good. If not it is not difficult to open it up and clean it to make sure that it will slide back and forth easily. The long grease fitting can put burrs on the shuttle.
 
Hey showcrop, where is that darn
grease fitting!?!??
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(quoted from post at 09:39:56 06/16/18) Hey showcrop, where is that darn
grease fitting!?!??
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It looks like your's is missing. It should be almost directly opposite the post that the drag link is on. Your's could be a little dry in there, LOL.
 
On the bottom side? I will clean
it up good and see if it broke
off. You don't happen to have a
picture of yours handy??
 
(quoted from post at 10:17:44 06/16/18) On the bottom side? I will clean
it up good and see if it broke
off. You don't happen to have a
picture of yours handy??
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Here you are:



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It is a 90 degree fitting that I have pointing down It is almost straight across from the stud that the drag link is on. You will want to remove the drag link and take that sheet metal cover off in order to get the shuttle out and clean it and the chamber. When mine locked up on me I had a lot of hay down and needed my 901 to rake, so I just went and grabbed a whole PS unit that I had on hand and swapped it out until I could get into it. I found out here about the grease fitting and now I am passing it along to you.
 
Thank you! It's clearly missing!
I didn't know where to look. Looks
like my sheet metal cover is a
mess too. Where can a find such a
part? Or just attempt to make one?
 
(quoted from post at 12:19:38 06/16/18) Thank you! It's clearly missing!
I didn't know where to look. Looks
like my sheet metal cover is a
mess too. Where can a find such a
part? Or just attempt to make one?
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That cover isn't all that critical. a greasing once a year pushes crud out around it. Did you open it up yet?
 
Not yet. Was working on our cub.
Just brought it home from Red
Power Roundup. Bought a few parts
for it there. 960 maybe Monday
afternoon. I sure appreciate your
help on this. I would jump on it
now but my wife and kids want to
take me out in a bit for an early
father's day treat.
 
(quoted from post at 13:09:20 06/16/18) Not yet. Was working on our cub.
Just brought it home from Red
Power Roundup. Bought a few parts
for it there. 960 maybe Monday
afternoon. I sure appreciate your
help on this. I would jump on it
now but my wife and kids want to
take me out in a bit for an early
father's day treat.
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Does that mean all doing something together on old tractors? I told my wife that we and the kids and grandkids would make hay tomorrow like the old days, but then we got rain yesterday so they are off the hook.
 
Well .....I would be fine working
on the old tractors, but the kids
cooked up a plan to go watch a
dirt track race this evening. Hard
to argue with em about that!
Always have a great show at the
local track.
 
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