charlz
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myyaz33 said:Just like many others, I lost my steering on my B6100 today moving some snow. Thanks to this thread I knew what to look for.
Looks like both the thrust bearings are shot and I have some damage to the worm gear. I wanted to post a picture of the worm gear to get some opinions on whether it needs replaced or could be repaired?
Pictures 1 & 2- Steering shaft showing the damaged worm gear. Any chance it will be salvagable?
I would say no based on my experience... mine only had a small nick to start. How do the bearing races look? Mine were slightly damaged at the ends where they insert into the block. It didn't take long for everything to get much worse. I think the bearing races let a bearing by and the worm gear really got trashed. I got a new shaft, block and bearings etc. as one unit from the dealer. I did see somewhere on the internet where you could buy just the bearings and races but I can't find it now.
myyaz33 said:Picture 3- Bottom of steering post. I see a damaged oil seal (maybe part #09500-16287). Is that a sleave on top of it that comes out?
If I remember right, the piece the bearing presses against is pressed in. I think I used my slide hammer with a hook or L in the end and it popped right out.
Might be a good time to convert to Power Steering I kept my old shaft in case I decide to make something like this:
KUBOTA B7300 TRACTOR POWER STEERING CONVERSION KIT - (eBay item 300135871424 end time Dec-25-07 08:42:12 PST)
Charles