scrambler73
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Hi Guys,
been lurking forever and finally have a question hopefully someone can help with. I did a search, but nothing comes up.
I recently bought a 20+ year old Kubota G2000S 4WS to mow our 2+ acre, hilly/tree-filled yard and was wondering if any of you guys have ever tried to "tighten up" the rear steering portion? Or ever had the rear outer u-joints, etc apart?
The little tractor works great and the steering components (both front and back tie rod ends, etc) are for the most part "Tight" without play.
The majority of the play is in the outer portion of the rear hub assemblies.
If you jack the tractor up, you can wiggle the wheels around and see that they are slightly "rocking" within their carriers.
Last night, I pulled a wheel, removed the c-clip and "tried" to pull the outer hub off of the splined shaft, but no dice. It only moves about 1/8" in or out. In looking at the parts diagram, it doesn't appear that there are any other c-clips on the inside, etc to hold it on, but I didn't want to get too far ahead of myself. Shouldn't the hub just "pull off" once the outer c-clip is removed? Or are there some hidden clips on the inside? (Parts diagram doesn't show anything obvious). Or do I need to use some sort of puller (3-jaw?)?????
In any case, I am hoping that there is a way to tighten up this connection as it would make a world of difference when turning "full lock- to full lock".
A normal hub (like what is found on a car, truck, trailer, etc) would have a large nut with conical bearings/races which would allow you to take up the "slack", but in looking at the parts diagram, it appears that these are straight bearings, c-clips and shims....
Any advice greatly appreciated!!!
been lurking forever and finally have a question hopefully someone can help with. I did a search, but nothing comes up.
I recently bought a 20+ year old Kubota G2000S 4WS to mow our 2+ acre, hilly/tree-filled yard and was wondering if any of you guys have ever tried to "tighten up" the rear steering portion? Or ever had the rear outer u-joints, etc apart?
The little tractor works great and the steering components (both front and back tie rod ends, etc) are for the most part "Tight" without play.
The majority of the play is in the outer portion of the rear hub assemblies.
If you jack the tractor up, you can wiggle the wheels around and see that they are slightly "rocking" within their carriers.
Last night, I pulled a wheel, removed the c-clip and "tried" to pull the outer hub off of the splined shaft, but no dice. It only moves about 1/8" in or out. In looking at the parts diagram, it doesn't appear that there are any other c-clips on the inside, etc to hold it on, but I didn't want to get too far ahead of myself. Shouldn't the hub just "pull off" once the outer c-clip is removed? Or are there some hidden clips on the inside? (Parts diagram doesn't show anything obvious). Or do I need to use some sort of puller (3-jaw?)?????
In any case, I am hoping that there is a way to tighten up this connection as it would make a world of difference when turning "full lock- to full lock".
A normal hub (like what is found on a car, truck, trailer, etc) would have a large nut with conical bearings/races which would allow you to take up the "slack", but in looking at the parts diagram, it appears that these are straight bearings, c-clips and shims....
Any advice greatly appreciated!!!
