PTmowerMech
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Craftsman 917.289341
Alignment was bad to start with. Why I didn't think of it first, I have no excuse. The drag link on the left was bent. What I didn't think about was that makes the distance shorter. So the tires should've been pointed inward.
Anywho, the ball joints were about to break out of their slots, so I ordered a new set. Get them installed and the tires are still pointing outward. The last time I had to do this, was on a Husqvarna. There was enough room in front of the original hole, to drill another. Which fixed the problem. I'm not sure if there's enough room on this craftsman to do this, without weakening it too much.
I've seen one repair video where the guy cuts the drag link, in a straight spot, shortens it, tacks it back then welds angle iron to it to secure it. But dang it, these are brand new. Hate to go cutting and welding a new drag link.
Parts number on the drag links I bought:
194740 or 245-301
194741 or 245-303
Is there something else out of whack or are these the wrong drag links?
Alignment was bad to start with. Why I didn't think of it first, I have no excuse. The drag link on the left was bent. What I didn't think about was that makes the distance shorter. So the tires should've been pointed inward.
Anywho, the ball joints were about to break out of their slots, so I ordered a new set. Get them installed and the tires are still pointing outward. The last time I had to do this, was on a Husqvarna. There was enough room in front of the original hole, to drill another. Which fixed the problem. I'm not sure if there's enough room on this craftsman to do this, without weakening it too much.
I've seen one repair video where the guy cuts the drag link, in a straight spot, shortens it, tacks it back then welds angle iron to it to secure it. But dang it, these are brand new. Hate to go cutting and welding a new drag link.
Parts number on the drag links I bought:
194740 or 245-301
194741 or 245-303
Is there something else out of whack or are these the wrong drag links?