I am restoring an H, and I haven't put the final paint on it yet. I have completely reassembled it, and the steering shaft is rubbing 2 rings around the shaft; one where it comes out the hood opening (the hood is below the shaft at the point it is rubbing the shaft) and the other against the exhaust pipe. I have replaced the bushing in the steering column bearing and I had a machinist rebuild the worn steering shaft. While this helped, it is still rubbing.
A John Deere friend suggested I elongate the holes on the exhaust pipe bracket and thus move it over slightly. Any suggestions on the hood? I thought of two ideas:
1. Heat the hood with a torch and bend the opening slightly.
2. Use a die grinder and make the hood slightly thinner where it is rubbing the shaft?
Any suggestions on which one would work better or other ideas are appreciated.
Thank you.
A John Deere friend suggested I elongate the holes on the exhaust pipe bracket and thus move it over slightly. Any suggestions on the hood? I thought of two ideas:
1. Heat the hood with a torch and bend the opening slightly.
2. Use a die grinder and make the hood slightly thinner where it is rubbing the shaft?
Any suggestions on which one would work better or other ideas are appreciated.
Thank you.
