lastcowboy32
Well-known Member
I'm assembling a steering gearbox.
At the bottom of the steering shaft is a "Ball Nut Retainer" that's silver. I have that new. I also have a new "Eye"; which appears to be made of brass.
Looking at the shape of the retainer and the shape of the cavity that it goes into. It would look like the retainer should go in with the hump pointing down into the well.
Thing is, if I go to put it on the end of the shaft like that, the hole in the center is in the hump, which isn't flush with the end of the shaft, and the eye won't reach...unless I pound it so hard that I bend the hump out of the retainer as I pound in the eye.
Before I do that, I want to perform a sanity check.
Should the retainer mount the retainer so that, when installed in the tractor, the hump is up, flush against the end of the steering shaft? If so, then the eye will pound right in without bending the retainer.
I have the picture and parts breakout from the dealer. The retainer is to small to see its orientation in the photo.
Thanks!
At the bottom of the steering shaft is a "Ball Nut Retainer" that's silver. I have that new. I also have a new "Eye"; which appears to be made of brass.
Looking at the shape of the retainer and the shape of the cavity that it goes into. It would look like the retainer should go in with the hump pointing down into the well.
Thing is, if I go to put it on the end of the shaft like that, the hole in the center is in the hump, which isn't flush with the end of the shaft, and the eye won't reach...unless I pound it so hard that I bend the hump out of the retainer as I pound in the eye.
Before I do that, I want to perform a sanity check.
Should the retainer mount the retainer so that, when installed in the tractor, the hump is up, flush against the end of the steering shaft? If so, then the eye will pound right in without bending the retainer.
I have the picture and parts breakout from the dealer. The retainer is to small to see its orientation in the photo.
Thanks!
