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?
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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