Hex Flange Bearing

1) Removed flanged nut at bottom of steering shaft
2) Removed steering gear
3) Lifted steering shaft approximately 2 inches
4) Removed worn out Bearing-Flange
5) Reassembled in exact reverse order.
6) The job is a lot easier if you have a helper

Remove nut and washer from steering shaft, pull shaft up 2 inches slide bearing out of hex hole, slide new bearing into hex hole drop shaft through bearing attach on washer reinstall nut and tighten. Use a small wire to pull and insert bearing

I removed the gas tank after draining it. I then removed the mower deck in order to access the steering gear more easily. I removed the old pinion gear and pulled the steering shaft out of the frame. The flange bearing was worn out so I had to drive it our from the bottom with a drift punch. I then set the new bearing in place, reinstalled the shaft, and installed the new pinion gear on the end of the shaft. I removed and sharpened blades while the deck was off, then put deck back on and reinstalled gas tank and attached fuel line. Mower steers and cuts great. This is the second time I have replaced that flange bearing...

1. Removed the deck.
2. Removed the pinion gear and the flange bearing.
3. Replaced gear and bearing and reassembled the steering unit.
4. Centered up the steering wheel and set the steering gear so it would have equal steering when turning the steering wheel from left to right.

Remove gear, pull steering wheel up, remove hex bearing. Replace hex bushing, slide steering shaft down through bushing and put the gear back on.

Lifted mower onto blocks
Removed gas tank for access to shaft
Removed 11/16" nut from end of shaft
Remove old pinion gear and thrust washer
Lift steering shaft out of way and punch out worn bearing from below with screwdriver
Insert new hex flange bearing and shaft
Reinstall thrust washer and new gear
Reinstalled old 11/16" shaft end nut as the one I received was an unusable shiny 10mm brass nut (probably the rack stancion nut) I thought I had ordered
Tightened shaft nut and reinstalled gas tank
Lowered mower and removed blocks then,
MOST IMPORTANTLY, checked and tightened steering wheel hub bolt as it had worked itself loose from all the wobbly action over time from the worn but now mostly new parts.
Works Great Now!

Removed mower deck, jacked the mower up, removed steering pinion gear, removed electric clutch assembly, slid drive pully down crankshaft far enough to remove drive belt. Reverse procedure to reasemble. Slide steering shaft up and use punch to remove flange bearing, install new flange bearing, I was able slide it in place and get the steering shaft through it and position it and push it down with the shaft. Install new steering pinion gear. You must remove the battery and battery box to access belt pullies at transmission. Just watch what you are doing and don't get in a hurry.

1) removed the gas tank. Did not remove gas lines.
2) removed nut from bottom of steering shaft, removed pinion gear from steering shaft, removed washer from steering shaft.
3) removed flange bearing.
4) blew area clean with air hose.
5) installed new flange bearing.
6) reassembled in reverse order of removal.

Removed mower deck and steering shaft nut took 20 minutes tops work's fine now.

removed parts then replaced with new