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How badd did I just screw up?(4020)

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I finally got a steering wheel puller. Getting the old one off was a lot of grunting. Putting the new one on, it too didn't want to just slip on. I got a block of 2x4 and gave it a few pretty good raps with a 2 pound hammer. Didn't get it down far enough to get the nut started so I used the puller and popped it off. I went to put the wheel back on and it slipped right on. Snugged up the nut and found out that the gap between the back of my steering wheel and the throttle lever body is now almost 3/4 of an inch. I had probably a 1/4" gap before my change. What did I screw up and how bad is it? I have not tried to start it for fear of a big hydraulic leak. Any thoughts appreciated here.

This is the first time I have had to putter on this thing this summer with what I thought would be an easy replacement that I fear has grounded my tractor. Figures!
 
Did you compare both steering wheels side by side? Maybe one of 'em has a shorter flange or something along those lines.
 
Is the thickness of the two steering wheels the same? Does the steering wheel attach to a directional valve to control steering if it does you could have moved it in the valve. That may be and ah sh&*.
 
You may have damaged your steering valve. My uncle did the same thing on his 2010 and had to take it to Deere to have the valve repaired. It wasn't cheap, around $1500. If your's steers OK with no leaks then you may be good.

Larry
 
Fired up the 4020 with baited breath. No leaking, steering seems fine. I ran it for about an hour. I measured up both wheels and both are identical. I still have an extra 1/2"+ gap bringing the total to almost 3/4".

Gravity keeps the gap closed. Only reason I notice it is because when I drop the loader from some height using the float funtion the steering wheel pops up. I either drove the throttle tube body down some or forced some kind of stop device on the steering shaft. That doesn't seem likely because it pulls out much more than before and snugs against throttle body. The shaft can be pulled back, but not all the way out.
 
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