Standard Axle Cap 731-04057A

We were also changing the front Pivot Axle (ordered separately). We had to use our car jack to jack up the front of the mower - I have a mower jack, but that only picks up one side and we needed both front wheels off the ground. Then we had to remove the wheel on the side with the steering assembly, then the old steering assembly. Ther ... Read more e were 3 of us working on it - 2 senior females and 1 senior male. It was hard work for us, but we just took our time and got it done without any damages or injuries to ourselves or the mower. Some of the bolts are a little hard to get to - and you have to remove some other things from the front to get to the Pivot Axle - but it was worth it. It is now steering like a new mower once more. I mowed for 3 hours this morning and it worked great. Good to fix things yourself if you can.

I jacked up front of tractor and removed steering rod, took loose the steering arm off of the wheel shaft and removed wheel,then I took out old bushing and replaced it with the new parts and replaced everything as I had taken off back in reverse order.

1. Removed tire and bolts holding the right front axle
At first the damage seemed confined to the end caps and flange. After removing the right steering axle, we found the pivot axle was damaged resulting in ordering additional parts.
Total time to repair approximately 5 hours after removing the hood, and both tires, r and ... Read more l axles, and the pivot axle.
Your schematics were helpful in removing and replacing the damaged parts.

removed left and right wheels- replaced bushing -good now

replaced bushings or bearings