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david in tn

05-21-2007 19:57:37




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need help I have about 1/2 round of play in my steering wheel. How do I fix or adjust? thanks for your help





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Haas

05-22-2007 18:25:58




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 Re: cub steering 1967 year in reply to david in tn, 05-21-2007 19:57:37  
The Cub steering gear does not have ball bearings on the vertical worm wheel shaft like the Super A. The Steering arm is keyed to the shaft, but the worm wheel is splined to the shaft. Unlike the Super A, where the steering shaft with the worm gear must come out the front, on the Cub you remove two bolts and the worm and shaft come out the back side of housing. There are no ball bearings at all in the Cub steering gear, only bushings. There is a full worm wheel gear, not a sector, so if you take it all apart, you can turn the gear 180 degrees and have new wear surfaces. All that said, the most likely cause of the play is that the nut that holds the steering arm needs to be tightened, or possibly the bushings are worn out. The nut is a castle nut with a cotter pin. Best to take the axle off to get to it. When you tighten this nut, you are setting the up and down play of the vertical shaft that has the steering arm on it. If it is not tight, then the gear can move up and down when you turn the steering wheel, resulting ins steering play. Tighten the nut so there is no end play and then back off to the first available hole in the castle nut. But while you have things apart, take the nut and the steering arm off to check the woodruff key and the brass washer bushing that is between the steering arm and the housing. If it is worn, get a new brass washer. It would be a good idea to get a parts catalog or look up one on line so you can see how the thing goes together. Hope this is not too confusing.

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Hugh MacKay

05-22-2007 12:26:20




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 Re: cub steering 1967 year in reply to david in tn, 05-21-2007 19:57:37  
David: I've never had a Cub apart, but expect they are not a lot different from SA, 100, 130 or 140. If there is no end movement in steering wheel shaft those bearing are good and no need to take it apart. The vertical shaft has both steering gear and steering control arm keyed with woodruff keys. Those can become loose enough to give a full turn plus on the steering wheel. Usually the keyways have some damage. I find the quickest way to fix is use larger keys and grind them to a tight fit. It's a rather tedious proceedure, but is economical and will work. I have a SA and 130, close to 20 years since I did that and they are still tight.

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Haas

05-22-2007 18:30:52




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 Re: cub steering 1967 year in reply to Hugh MacKay, 05-22-2007 12:26:20  
Hugh, the Cub steering gear has no ball bearings, only bushings and the worm wheel is splined to the vertical shaft. See post above.



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Hugh MacKay

05-22-2007 19:02:53




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 Re: cub steering 1967 year in reply to Haas, 05-22-2007 18:30:52  
Hass: Glad you came along. I guess the same would apply bearing or bushing in steering shaft, if it's tight, don't fix.

If the nut for the steering arm has been loose long that key will be loose.



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Diana JH

05-21-2007 20:26:06




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 Re: cub steering 1967 year in reply to david in tn, 05-21-2007 19:57:37  
check back in the message boards yesterday (5/20). I could swear I just read about someone with the same problem. Might have even been steering play in the title.



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