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This is on a model 936042. The front wheels are tight on the axles, but there's lots of room to slide back and forth. Should it be tighter? Seems like about 3/4" of travel on both wheels. When I bought this lawn tractor, some things were not assembled correctly, such as no thrust washers on the spindles below the bushings. Did they leave something else out? I noticed this when I had the wheels off to replace the tires.

Thanks

Imagine you are holding either end of the cross member in your hands
If both hands can go back & forth, that is normal
If one hand goes u & the other goes down this is normal
if your wrists twist while this is happening then this is wear
If one hand goes foreward while the other goes back that also is wear
Because of the slope in the king pin the upper & lower plastic bushes do wear so require replacement as do the wheel bushes.

bertsmobile1 said:

Imagine you are holding either end of the cross member in your hands
If both hands can go back & forth, that is normal
If one hand goes u & the other goes down this is normal
if your wrists twist while this is happening then this is wear
If one hand goes foreward while the other goes back that also is wear
Because of the slope in the king pin the upper & lower plastic bushes do wear so require replacement as do the wheel bushes.

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Are we talking about the same thing? I'm asking about the wheels where they ride on the steering spindles. I'm sorry if I don't understand what you mean. I have replacement bushings for the king pins. The wheels slide back and forth on the portion of the steering spindles they ride on. They slide approximately 3/4".

Probably missing one or more of the shim washers. Item 13 in the follow snap shot.

It's definitely missing those. Is this something I can pick up at a hardware store? In fact, it's missing the item 6, as well.

Items 13 are an odd size and I have yet to find a hardware store with anything like them on the OD. They are .25/32 X 1 1/4 X 16 Ga. Now item 6 you might find as it is 3/4 id x 1 od.

Tip these are the same ones used on Husqvarna mowers so your local Husqvarna dealer would have them if their brains are working.

Lol, if their brains are working? I don't know where the local Husqvarna dealer is. Stores like Tractor Supply and Family Farm and Home sell Husqvarna. I don't know if they are considered a dealer.

CLStout said:

Lol, if their brains are working? I don't know where the local Husqvarna dealer is. Stores like Tractor Supply and Family Farm and Home sell Husqvarna. I don't know if they are considered a dealer.

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Thank you, sir.

I drill out standard washer to fit over the axels & inside the cup or dust cap .
Do not be tempted to make the wheel too tight .
Most brand new ones are around 1/8" free play along the axel

I appreciate that info. I tried to locate washers with the 25/32 ID, and they are very difficult to find. I don't think I have a drill bit that big, though.

CLStout said:

I appreciate that info. I tried to locate washers with the 25/32 ID, and they are very difficult to find. I don't think I have a drill bit that big, though.

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They are just taking up space so the hole can be bigger or rough which is perfect for practicing your file skills with a round or small 1/2 round file
Or a Dremel tool & carbide burr

That makes sense. 3/4ID washers are easy to find. Thanks

I make that many custom washers now days I am looking a some specialist collets rather than having to do them 1 at a time in the 3 jaw chuck.

Well I dug out the Husqvarna washers that would be 13 and 53 in the diagram. The one on the left is item 13. And it will take a lot of filing to get like the image. It is an optical illusion that the hole in the right washer is smaller. The ID is the same


LH washer is Husqvarna 532121749 and they are 0.55" thick
RH washer is Husqvarna 532121748 1-5/8 OD

Some don't think about how these cost from equipment OEM until they have to buy them.

Not if you start with the right OD
Only the washer that holds the grease cap is that big, the spacers have a smaller OD