Seal Replacement

glkingar · Feb 5, 2012

I have TC33D with Supersteer and the rear boot seal of the steering shaft is torn. From the parts diagram it looks like all you have to is remove the cotter pin and the nut above the mounting plate and it should drop down and be able to replace the boot seal. Has anyone done this? Can you get to the nut from below or do you need to drop the plate to get to the nut? Thanks for any feedback!

Jerry/MT · Feb 7, 2012

glkingar said:
I have TC33D with Supersteer and the rear boot seal of the steering shaft is torn. From the parts diagram it looks like all you have to is remove the cotter pin and the nut above the mounting plate and it should drop down and be able to replace the boot seal. Has anyone done this? Can you get to the nut from below or do you need to drop the plate to get to the nut? Thanks for any feedback!

I doubt if it will "drop down" when you remove the cotter key and nut. They are usually a taper fit and you'll need a "pickle fork" (rod end tool?) to drive them out.