CaptainCowlick
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Hey y’all,
Purchased a new-to-me Yard Man 42” about a month and a half ago, a couple of days ago I was mowing a yard for some side work and hit a limb that I didn’t see down and it twisted the wheel(s?) completely to the left and stripped the steering shaft spindle all the way so I had zero steering. I took the steering shaft out and replaced it with an OEM one, also replaced the hex bushing on the bottom of the shaft, steering worked fine for about 20 minutes after I got back to the job site. Now sometimes the steering shaft will ‘jump’ up and out of the hex hole that the bushing fits into. I changed out the washer on the bottom of the shaft but there is still a slight gap. Should I add another washer to the bottom and to the top inside the steering wheel to tighten prevent this slippage? I can provide model numbers and/or pictures for supporting information. Doing this all myself with zero help and low low LOW budget so even if it’s a Caucasian modification that’s fine by me! Thanks in advance
Purchased a new-to-me Yard Man 42” about a month and a half ago, a couple of days ago I was mowing a yard for some side work and hit a limb that I didn’t see down and it twisted the wheel(s?) completely to the left and stripped the steering shaft spindle all the way so I had zero steering. I took the steering shaft out and replaced it with an OEM one, also replaced the hex bushing on the bottom of the shaft, steering worked fine for about 20 minutes after I got back to the job site. Now sometimes the steering shaft will ‘jump’ up and out of the hex hole that the bushing fits into. I changed out the washer on the bottom of the shaft but there is still a slight gap. Should I add another washer to the bottom and to the top inside the steering wheel to tighten prevent this slippage? I can provide model numbers and/or pictures for supporting information. Doing this all myself with zero help and low low LOW budget so even if it’s a Caucasian modification that’s fine by me! Thanks in advance