JD 4200 steering wheel spins freely

[beenthere]

Good to hear that you have it fixed.
I'll have to keep watch in case that happens to my 4300.

Can/would you tell us, was the broken one a non-repairable or repairable (i.e. one that could be taken apart) ??
What was the replacement part number?

 

[mfreund]

Mfreund,

Was the rod visibly broken? mine appears intact unless it broken internally.

Yes it was.

 

[mfreund]

jdparts shows two different cylinders for the 4200.
One (15B) looks to be repairable and the other (15A) not.

The replacement cylinder I bought is repairable. The original from the factory was not. From time to time people claim the original welded cylinder can be fixed but I have not found anyone to do it. I still have it if anyone can do it!!

 

[wdchyd]

The replacement cylinder I bought is repairable. The original from the factory was not. From time to time people claim the original welded cylinder can be fixed but I have not found anyone to do it. I still have it if anyone can do it!!

I do them.....I did two welded steering cyls this week.....one for a tractor and one for a forklift (vickers steering cyl)

they get machined apart, repaired (new rod sometimes) rewelded and tested, done......:thumbsup:

they all can be fixed, just depends if you have enough experience/machinery/time.....or money....

 

[mjncad]

Glad to hear you're back in business with a relatively simple, albeit expensive repair.

It sure beats the alternative if something went wrong in the steering column, which would surprise me given it's protected location.

 

[Glen Watkins]

JD4Life What were you doing at the time to break that cylinder? Did a rock come up or what? Where did that nut you find come from? Good to hear your back in business.

 

[Egon]

Good show.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[JD4Life]

I was just doing some grading with FEL when it came apart. I did not hit a rock or anything. After replacing the cylinder it appears that the shaft on the old one simply came unthreaded. I guess I have a spare one, but would sure like to know how to not have it happen again. See photos.... Again thanks to all for the help!!

 

[beenthere]

Unthreaded?
Don't understand what can "unthread". Pics don't reveal much to me.

But the tractor disabled by the crick is a sad sight, for sure, for sure.

 

[JD4Life]

Sorry for the lame pics. The inside of that shaft is threaded about 1" from the end. When I put the shaft in the cylinder fully I can turn the shaft and get it to rethread onto something in there (assuming a piston of some sort). The part number for the new cylinder is LVA14159.

Now it won't start. I think it is the thermistor from everything I have read here. It is always something.....