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SOURCE: 20 Year Old Craftsman Lawn Tractor Steering Gear Slips
check top of sector gear mounting plate for waer this is the gear that hooks to you steering gear . the plate that it mounts to will ware down causing it to be loos and slip . the only way i know to fix it is to pull the cross member out and take it to a welding shop and have it built back up.if the bolt is as tight as itcan go .
SOURCE: JD 2030 power steering failure
either the steering arm in the bell housing on the right side of the tractor is striped or the colume is broken internaly. the is asuming that all tie rod ends and the bell crank are still atatched.
SOURCE: 1953 Ford NAA tractor hard to steer
Hi..my name is Keith..and i restore 9N's,2N's and 8N's..and i have dabbled with NAA's and others..but i would suspect its in the steering box..and i suspect its the left sector gear(steering gear) is worn or has a bad spot on a tooth..i would jack the front axle up and suport it with jack stands and operate the steering wheel and see if i could feel any binding in the steering box or in the front wheel (Left and Right) axles ..and i would also check the tierod ends..i hope this has helped..if not..please write back
SOURCE: Craftsman Lawn tractor - When turning to the left
the steering rod from one wheel to the next might be bent. it bends easly ,the daves mower shop in clarksville tn. always keeps them on hand.
I had the same problem with my 15 year old Craftsman lawn tractor. I tried to adjust the steering travel but it gave me marginal relief for a year until the steering failed with my steering wheel spinning freely and the wheels free to go left and right. The left bias for steering indicates that the steering shaft pinion weld was shearing prior to failure.
I took the steering apart and found that the drive pinion gear was sheared off the end of the steering shaft at the weld. I replaced the shaft and sector gear to fix this issue.
This fix requires good amount of mechanical disassembly to get the replacement parts in place so you might need to go to a shop to get a mechanic to fix this if you aren't set up for this kind of fix by disconnecting the mower deck and jacking up the front end to access the steering gear assembly and steering arm links.
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