I recently bought a real nice Cockshutt 30. Always stored inside. Non-adjustable wide front.
It steers very hard. I jacked up the front end. I greased every zirk on the front end, I took grill off, then the steering box cover, I squeezed fresh grease into the worm gear, I removed the zirks on the spindles and squirted in some fresh grease and then some penetrant.
I spun the steering wheel back and forth about 30 times....seemed to get easier to turn. I lowered tractor, drove it and it still steers so hard it takes both hands to turn that tractor.
Anyone have an idea what to do? Maybe Cockshutts are just hard steering tractors??? Should I take the spindles apart (really don't want to do that)?
LA in WI
It steers very hard. I jacked up the front end. I greased every zirk on the front end, I took grill off, then the steering box cover, I squeezed fresh grease into the worm gear, I removed the zirks on the spindles and squirted in some fresh grease and then some penetrant.
I spun the steering wheel back and forth about 30 times....seemed to get easier to turn. I lowered tractor, drove it and it still steers so hard it takes both hands to turn that tractor.
Anyone have an idea what to do? Maybe Cockshutts are just hard steering tractors??? Should I take the spindles apart (really don't want to do that)?
LA in WI