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DougG 
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 Topic: 720 A.C. will not steer,
Posted: 06 May 2017 at 3:38pm |
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Getting my 720 ready for garden work after setting all winter, and it will not steer, can't get no reaction at all to the front steer tires,, I drove it around in circles thinking it may come out of it, nope, any recommendations?
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AC720Man
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Posted: 06 May 2017 at 5:10pm |
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I am assuming the steering wheel turns? Never heard of that issue. There is a bolt that holds the steering wheel on, several roll pins that attach the universal joints to the steering colunm and to the steering box I believe. Check each of them to make sure one hasn't sheered.
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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD
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DougG
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Posted: 06 May 2017 at 6:33pm |
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No , the steer wheel does not turn, took the linkage away from the front end and it turns, acts like it should,, the steering gearbox seems stuck,,
Edited by DougG - 06 May 2017 at 6:37pm
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Acdiesel
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Posted: 06 May 2017 at 7:38pm |
it was working fine when you put it away?
any chance water got in your gearbox somehow froze causing something to break?
i remember that mine at one time had a spot in the gearbox where it would bind while i was mowing the lawn, u-joints were o.k. just lubed the gearbox inside and adjusted the free play.
if you had a bad u-joint i would think the wheel would turn ever so slightly back -in forth. might be something in the gearbox or steering shaft.
dan
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DougG
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Posted: 07 May 2017 at 10:50am |
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Thanks for the responses and ideas, went out there this morning beat on the tie rod a little, took a wrench to the place where the tie rod hooks to the gearbox worked it a little and now it works,, don't kno what was hanging up but she's fine now,, whew, it's always something
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AC720Man
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Posted: 07 May 2017 at 3:16pm |
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Glad you got it figured out! Jut got off my 720 mowing with the sickle bar mower. It did a good job although I couldn't lift it correctly until I get a right side cable made up.
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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD
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