Re: Cub Steering - Can't Get It Back Together *?@$

Posted by Slappy on September 01, 2004 at 11:45:31 from (143.88.86.44):

In Reply to: Cub Steering - Can't Get It Back Together *?@$# posted by Paul_NJ on August 30, 2004 at 13:43:17:

Paul,

I"m not sure I"m clear on the problem. I"m assuming you are dealing with the steering shaft itself (long shaft going to the steering wheel and having the worm gear on the end. Mostly because the steering gear shaft shouldn"t have any washers, but rather a wide lip on the lower bushing. I recently replaced several parts in my 57 Cub with no problems, so I"ll give you my best guesses. I"m sure that you probably looked at the obvious but here are my thoughts.

1 - Are both washers down tight to the worm? These are a tight fit and gentle taps with a hammer and block of wood may be needed to get them tight. This would be the most likely problem in my view.

2 - the end of the worm shaft is held stationary because it is recessed in an opening in the casting. Is there some junk in this recess stoping the shaft sliding in all of the way? You will probably need a long skinney screwdriver, a good light, and some cleaning solvent to see what"s what here. This is my second best guess.

3 - Check to see that the vertical steering gear shaft is down all of the way and that the big castelated nut on the bottom of the lower casting is tight. It could be that the gears are meshing but that the shaft is being pinched and therefore not able to slide in all of the way. This seems least likely to me... but maybe.

Let me know if I have misunderstood your problem, and/or what you find. I"m sure it will turn out to be an easy fix once identified. Meanwhile I"ll keep thinking about it.

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