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Craftsman steering problems

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jakkwb

I have an older Craftsman mower, I have not taken very good care of it, but it has lasted over 15 years....So, it has developed steering issues, where the gear is slipping and needs replaced.

Problem I have - I cannot get the steering extension rod off. I have the bolt taken out, but it is stuck on will not budge at all.

On the other end of the shaft, which also is unmounted from the tractor, I cannot take the end off to replace the parts, because I cannot get the gear pinion to move, it also is stuck. I know you have to slide it on the spline to be able to remove the bracket.

So basically the whole steering shaft assembly is stuck in the dash since I cannot remove either part above. If I could remove the gear pinion from the bottom steering end, I could fix.

Even if i bought a whole new steering assembly, I cannot get the old one out.

Any idea what I can do here?


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HughDaHand

There have been several styles of steering on these mowers. You might want to start with a model number.


#3

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jakkwb

model #917.270821


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