Steering unhooked on an H

RustyR · Apr 25, 2011

Was backing the planter up to the shed through the mud, wheels turned hard left & using brakes to help steer. All the sudden the steering wheel wasn"t connected to the ft wheels anymore, just had a bumping feel. Got the wife & the skidloader, pulled the wheels straight while she steered, seemed to reconnect itself ok. How bad is this likely messed up in the steering gears???

David G · Apr 25, 2011

There are stop bolts on the lower bolster that are probably missing, which let you turn past the sector gear. I would not think you hurt anything.

There should be 2 normal bolts and 2 stop bolts. It makes sense if you look up into the lower unit.

Bob M · Apr 26, 2011

There's ONE extended head stop bolt. It goes in the right front hole of the pivot shaft flange.

Properly installed the stop bolt head fits loosely a crescent-shaped slot cast into the underside of the fixed bolster and limits the left/right rotation of the pivot shaft.

If you peek up under the right front of the tractor you will see the slot.

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Incidentally disengaging the steering by going beyond the normal rotation will not damage the steering mechanism in any way!

Steering unhooked on an H

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