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[motorhed]

hi to all... hope these posts help others..2 steering box failures in 3 years due to lubrication issues..asked fredericks to pack third one with grease instead of oil..they said it was their new method after a few other failures..been good for year and a half now....also broke front spindle 2wd and tried new replacment..cheap,porous steel sheared in half just loading machine on trailer..put on original one from boneyard and all is well...tractor is 1980 ym2000..look foward to talking with you all..thanx,Wayne

 

[normde2001]

What is causing your steering box failures, do you have a FEL, and are your front wheels reversed?

 

[motorhed]

hiya..yes i have a loader,but not oversized or used over it`s capacity...all mechanicals arein very good condition and wheels/tires are all good and fairly well aligned..i inspect my stuff before and after every use...it just seems to be a lube issue with that cheesy bearing yanmar uses in thebox...fredericks started packing the boxes with grease b/4 i asked them to do so cause they saw several of the same failures...no problems now...been a great tractor for the past seven years..all you need is maintainence and non abuse...thanx for the reply...

 

[normde2001]

Let me see if I have this right, ist steering box failed after 30 years, second failed in 3 years from lack of lube, under weight of FEL, and you are on your third? Are your front wheels reversed?

 

[Gary Sweat]

I think he is referring to the bearings failing in the steering box. I have the same problem. Have replaced mine also from water damage. If the tractor is outside a lot, the gear box will fill up with water that probably gets down through the steering column and condensation. About every two years I have to open up the steering gear box and remove the water or the lower bearing ring cup rusts up and comes apart. It's a design problem and a real pain to replace the bearings.

 

[normde2001]

Sounds like a user/operator problem to me. My YM2000B has never spent a night outdoors nor felt a drop of rain, unless my ars was in the seat, headed for the barn, in the 10+ years that I have had it. Never had a steering box problem.

 

[motorhed]

thanx for the feedback,gents...Gary was correct in his thought onbearings...they seem to be mickey mouse for an AG/Indust. application...tractor was kept outside but covered and dry...not an operator problem as I ran all types or 18 wheelers for over 30 years, bobcats,ind. forklifts,andsmall and medium payloaders..was also a salt water marine mech. way long ago...anyhoo,thanx again for the feedback