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Gear on the bottom of the steering shaft stripped after the upper and lower bearings wore and allowed shaft to no longer contact sector gear as designed
Removed hood, to keep from shutting at the most inopportune time
Disassembled dash after removing the steering wheel
Removed screw from bottom of the steering shaft
Removed shaft and both worn bearings
Reassembled in reverse order with new bearings and steering shaft
Discharge chute was not exact fit,
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Throttle cable r and r straight forward
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Steering gear had started to wear out and skipped badly, Lower dash was cracking.
1. Disassembled dash and steering components. This is straight foreword but does require some time. Removing the mower deck may make this easier but I just jacked up the mower and lowered the front, leaving the back of the deck connected. The lower bolt on the steering shaft had to be heated to get it to break loose.
2. I first repl
... Read moreace the Lower Dash, then the lower components of the steering assembly. When the parts in the lower steering assembly do wear out, the spacer allowed play in the steering assembly which will cause the lower gear on the steering shaft to wear out.
3. Next the steering shaft went into place and the upper dash went back together. I used anti-seize on everything.
4. On reassemble, I replaced the lower steering shaft Phillips head screw with a standard hex bolt to make removal easier next time.
5. Next was to ensure the front wheels were centered, adjust the steering linkage and install the steering wheel.
6. Then just raise the front of the deck and reconnect the linkage. Once the mower is off the jack, check/adjust the deck to ensure it is level, it should be OK.
I do recommend having the parts book with the expanded drawings, just to reference for the parts and the locations. It is not difficult, but I still took my time with it and could have probably shaved quite a bit of time off the project it the lower steering shaft screw wasn\'t locked up and required heat to break loose. Removing the mower deck completely may also give you a little more room to work, but is not necessary. Using one of those mower jacks that picks up the front end also makes this easier but anything to raise it and block it in place will work.
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ERP Number: ERP9122040
Manufacturer Part Number: 741-0587
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