WilliamTO-35
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That's a good thought . I only started covering my tractor about 2 years ago, and water could be floating the lube out of the steering box. No wonder the steering gets stiff !
TO35 steering leakage
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That's a good thought . I only started covering my tractor about 2 years ago, and water could be floating the lube out of the steering box. No wonder the steering gets stiff !
Soundguy
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yup.....
GMRDiesel
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So- my TO 35 has been steering fine until now - the cooler weather (0degF) has limited my steering to right turn only. I also noticed oil leakage from steering column. I found, upon studying the parts diagram, that the ball nut travels downward on left turns. I surmised that there may be water displacing oil in the closed gear case, & upon freezing- limited the turns to the position it was parked when warm, then only to the right from there. Not finding a drain hole, I used the cast boss on the LH side of the gearbox, down low, but still above the mounting flange, Drilled a hole into the gearbox with an "R" drill, immediately tapping 1/8" pipe threads, allowing the water, then oil to flush the cuttings out of the hole. I let it drain overnight, then forced EP023 grease into the hole & put a pipe plug in before much grease forced itself back out. A couple of things worth noting- I don't think the case drained completely because I probed the hole with a pick and could angle downward with the tip in the hole, also, I did not know the fill capacity, so I used the capacity of my grease gun shaped suction gun, to deliver the contents into the hole. So far none has run out of the top, but until I remove the battery box it will have to suffice. Did take pix so if anyone wants to emulate the fast fix, then I suppose I could post them.
Soundguy
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what grease did you pack it with? something thin i hope?
GMRDiesel
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Packed W/ Mobil EP023 which is "0" weight grease, semi fluid.
Soundguy
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cool, 0ep is a good 'next best substitute' lube for steering boxes.