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How to repair worn Steering Arms

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Wayne Mo

11-15-2004 20:40:31




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The tapered splined steering arms that fit onto the steering box are worn to the point they drag on the transmission housing when operated. Is there a way to repair them or something that could be put in between the splines to move them back out some? My tractor is an 801 but I suspect it has the same arms as the 8N and Jubilee, they look the same. I wondered if you could heat the arms and strike them with a hammer and get the splined inside diameter to close up some for instance. Or possibly put tinfoil between the splines! Any other ideas? Are these available on the aftermarket anywhere?

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ZANE

11-16-2004 05:00:04




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 Re: How to repair worn Steering Arms in reply to Wayne Mo, 11-15-2004 20:40:31  
You can refresh the spline of the pitman arm so that it will fit tight on the spline of the pitman shaft if you will follow the advice of an old self taught blacksmith. Me!
Remove the rear tie rod end from the pitman arm. Remove the large nut from the pitman shaft and take the pitman arm off the tractor.
Using a heating torch and acetylene and oxygen or a blacksmiths forge heat the big splined end till it is red hot.Lay it on the anvil and " strike while the iron is hot" all the way around the outside diameter of the splined end of the pitman arm. When you feel that you have swaged it enough to have suffeciently shrunk the ID of the spline,try a fit on the pitman shaft while it is still hot.. Don't hammer it on or you won't be able to get it back off.If it is now small enough so that it no longer will go too far onto the shaft and is not so small that you cannot get the nut on the end of the shaft, you are ready to reinstall the nut while it is still hot and tighten it.
This may damage the seal but if you will refill the steering with grease from your grease gun which is what you should do regardless of whether it has good seals or not it will not leak out and will give the top bearing on the steering shaft a chance to receive some lubrication that they normally do not get with oil to the full level.


ZANE

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Wayne Mo

11-16-2004 22:01:29




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 Re: How to repair worn Steering Arms in reply to ZANE, 11-16-2004 05:00:04  
I guess the only question is how hard to hammer the hot arm diameter. I am afraid I would go too far and ruin them! Also I guess once they were shrunk on, you would not be able to get them off again. Does anyone make these arms in the after market? I am afraid all the ones in the junk yard would be worn out also!



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ZANE

11-17-2004 06:03:01




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 Re: How to repair worn Steering Arms in reply to Wayne Mo, 11-16-2004 22:01:29  
They are already ruined!

Yes you can always get them off by using something heavy like a sledge hammer as an anvil and striking the other side of the eye of the pitman with another hammer. This will enlarge the hole momentarily when it is stuck and cause it to come off.
Another old black smith's trick!

Zane



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jiminoystercreek

11-15-2004 21:58:42




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 Re: How to repair worn Steering Arms in reply to Wayne Mo, 11-15-2004 20:40:31  
I guess the best thing would be do get some good used arms or new ones. Short of that, how about using some large gage soldering wire to wrap around the shaft to space the arms back out?



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