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B steering wheel problem

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Topic: B steering wheel problem

Posted By: JSHIVERS
Subject: B steering wheel problem
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:05am

Happy New Year all. I'm having a problem with my 1940 Allis B steering wheel.

I put a new wheel on this fall, and tightened down the center nut. I thought things were all well and good until the wheel started spinning loosely. I re-tightened it and the same

problem keeps occurring. I'm wondering, should I add a lock-nut under the center nut

and will that correct this issue? Or is there something else here I'm missing? Any thoughts and help would be appreciated.

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Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:08am

The end of the shaft is tapered and has a keyway. Did you lose the half moon key?

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If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere.
Real pullers don't have speed limits.
If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY

Posted By: JSHIVERS
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:15am

I'm pretty sure that the key way is there. Now I'm questioning my

memory. I'll check that. Thanks!

Posted By: KenBWisc
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2025 at 9:53am

If the key is in the key way, add a bit of thread lock before starting the nut. Those old threads seem to take beating when pulling the old steering wheel.

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'34 WC #629, '49 G, '49 B, '49 WD, '62 D-19, '38 All Crop 60 and still hunting!

Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2025 at 12:38pm

If the key is in place, it will steer without a nut holding the steering wheel. Beyond that the problem might be deeper in the steering box itself.

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If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere.
Real pullers don't have speed limits.
If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY