Steering Shaft Cap

Repair Difficulty:

Medium

Time Spent Repairing:

30-60 minutes

Tools Used:

Screwdriver, Socket set, Wrench Set

Steering shaft gear and hex flange bearing worn

Remove steering wheel
Remove cap screw remove steering shaft and worn parts
Replace worn parts
Reassemble in reverse order

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Tool Type:

Lawn Tractor

Parts Used:

Repair Difficulty:

Medium

Time Spent Repairing:

30-60 minutes

Tools Used:

Screwdriver, Pliers, Socket set

Steering shaft cap broke

Put it on and tightened it down.

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Tool Type:

Lawn Mower

Parts Used:

Locking Flange Nut - 712-04063

Shoulder Screw, .435 X .3485, 5/16-18 - 738-04141

Hex Screw, 3/8-16:1.00 - 710-0514

Bell Washer - 736-0331

Front Steering Gear Assembly - 617-04094

Steering Shaft, 5/8 - 738P07154

Stabilizer Plate - 783-08577A

Spacer, .38 Id X .854 Od X .20 - 750-06192A

Repair Difficulty:

Medium

Time Spent Repairing:

1-2 hours

Tools Used:

Screwdriver, Socket set, Wrench Set, Nutdriver, Sawzall

Steering shaft gear got worn down and had to replace

I had to take off the deck and the transmission pulley gear to get a sawzall in to remove the screw holding the steering shaft to the frame. After this, I had to take apart the console to remove the shaft and gear. Parts were perfect and and replacement was quick. Greatly assisted by the schematics on the site.

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Tool Type:

Lawn Tractor

Parts Used:

Repair Difficulty:

Medium

Time Spent Repairing:

30-60 minutes

Tools Used:

Screwdriver, Socket set, Wrench Set, Adjustable Wrench

Loss Of Stearing

Replaced the parts and adjusted gears.

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Tool Type:

Lawn Tractor

Parts Used:

Spacer, .322 Id X .625 Od X .21 - 750-04418

Steering Gear Assembly - 617-04024A

Retainer Plate - 783P08577A

Repair Difficulty:

Medium

Time Spent Repairing:

1-2 hours

Tools Used:

Screwdriver, Socket set

Steering gears stripped.

Removed all steering pieces, and replaced all parts with new.

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Tool Type:

Lawn Tractor

Parts Used:

Flange L-Nut 3/8-16 Thd. - 912-0431

Plastic Bushing - 941-0475

Steering Segment Gear - 717-1757A

Shoulder Screw, .435 X .350, 5/16-18 - 938-0141

Hex Flange Bearing - 941-0656A

Hex Screw, 3/8-16:1.00 - 710-0514

Lock Nut - 712-3004A

Retainer Plate - 783P08577A

Repair Difficulty:

Easy

Time Spent Repairing:

30-60 minutes

Tools Used:

Screwdriver, Pliers, Power Drill, Socket set, Wrench Set, Nutdriver, Adjustable Wrench

Gears just wore out.

Removed the steering column and the gears. Most parts lasted 15 years. It was time to just update a few things.

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Tool Type:

Lawn Mower

Parts Used:

Steering Gear Assembly - 617-04024A

Repair Difficulty:

Medium

Time Spent Repairing:

1-2 hours

Tools Used:

Screwdriver, Power Drill, Socket set, Adjustable Wrench

Steering Shaft had stripped gear

1. Drilled out screw at bottom of Steering Shaft.
2. Removed Steering Shaft and Gear Assembly Steering and associated parts.
3. Replaced both with the new parts and screwed together with all the new parts listed and the existing good parts.

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Tool Type:

Lawn Tractor

Parts Used:

H ex Cap Screw 5/16-18 - 710-0643

Washer - 736-0242

Steering Wheel Cap, Small - 731-04039

Plastic Bushing - 941-0475

Locking Flange Nut - 712-04063

Shoulder Screw, .435 X .3485, 5/16-18 - 738-04141

Spacer, .322 Id X .625 Od X .21 - 750-04418

Hex Bolt 5/16-18 x .1in. Lg. (Gr.5) - 710-0376

Steering Gear Assembly - 617-04024A

Steering Wheel - 631-04028

Retainer Plate - 783P08577A

Repair Difficulty:

Medium

Time Spent Repairing:

30-60 minutes

Tools Used:

Screwdriver, Pliers, Socket set, Wrench Set

Steering on lawn tractor would not turn the wheels

Started out removing steering shaft then the gear assembly and retainer plate then put the new parts back same order that was removed ending with greasing all parts fit perfect steers like new again

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Tool Type:

Lawn Tractor

Parts Used:

H ex Cap Screw 5/16-18 - 710-0643

Washer - 736-0242

Locking Flange Nut - 712-04063

Flanged Lock Nut - 712-04065

Shoulder Screw, .435 X .3485, 5/16-18 - 738-04141

Flange Bearing - 741-0660A

Push Cap, 3/4 - 726-0341

Hex Screw, 3/8-16:1.00 - 710-0514

Front Steering Gear Assembly - 617-04094

Spacer, Shoulder, .884 X 1.9 - 738-04162C

Hub Cap-Black - 931-0484A

Repair Difficulty:

Medium

Time Spent Repairing:

More than 2 hours

Tools Used:

Socket set, Wrench Set

Steering column gear stripped, front axles worn our bushings

Taking everything off to get to the gear assembly including moving gas tank, top of dash, dropping the front of the deck, removing front tires...After fighting with the phillips screw at the bottom of steering shaft for an hour finally had to use torch to heat it then use the 1/2" impact to break it loose...If you follow your exploded parts list and not lose any parts this repair is just time consuming but is not that hard...

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