Pin-Cotter

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. There 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.

The cotter pin sheared flush with the axle. I had to drill into the sheared pin to creat a dent, and then was able to hammer the pin out of the axle. Once that was done, putting the washers and wheel back on was easy. Finding the exact part numbers for my machine made ordering the parts super simple, and I was confident the parts would fit. They did, and I was back to mowing my (now overgrown!) lawn in no time.

1. Remove what was remaining of old washers/cotter pins.
2. Installed new washer, cotter pins and caps.