G 9 Steering out of whack

[Scott from NH]

So I had this issue where when it got cold out the steering would freeze up. So I figured I'd attempt to take off the steering box and work on it inside where it was warm. Long story short I couldn't totally remove the box so I removed the top cover and found it to be full of ice!!!! I did my best to remove the ice and as much grease as I could and repacked it with fresh grease. I also removed the bottom bearing race to clean that out as well. In doing so the main bearing fell out but that's not the issue. The issue I'm having now is I must've messed up something up because when I turn the wheel it sort of unscrews and the wheels only turn to the right. What did I do wrong and how do I fix it?

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[Scott from NH]

I'm concerned no one here appears to want to reply to my posts although many of you viewed it. Anyway thank god I have some mechanical skills because I was able to fix the issue myself. What was happening is the bottom bearing race was too loose so the steering shaft kept popping out of place. All I did was center the wheels and fiddle with the steering shaft a bit until it was where I wanted it to be then I just tightened the bottom bearing race to tighten up the steering. Turns nice and smooth now.

[LukeL]

I don’t think it’s that nobody wants to reply- just nobody had come along yet that had an answer. Glad you got it fixed.


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[TheNewGuy]

Originally Posted by LukeL

I don’t think it’s that nobody wants to reply- just nobody had come along yet that had an answer. Glad you got it fixed.


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[dacheedah]

I agree, time and season will dictate responses. I wont reply if I dont have a clue or nothing new to add. Glad you figured it out.


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[Shepard]

When you unscrewed the plug on the steering shaft and pulled the bearing out ice my have gotten in the way of the bearing not pulling back in all the way. When you turn the steering wheel it moves up and down - in and out of the steering column? That nut or plug needs to be tightened till there's no in and out motion in the steering column.
With that bearing pulled out - use a heat gun and melt the ice out the box. Tighten the shaft nut till there's no in/out motion on column. Pull the upper cover with the adjuster screw - be sure you loose no parts. Put as much of this type grease as you can get in the steering box. Use a piece of gasket material - cut a hole in it for the adjuster screw to fit through. Fit the cover over the gasket material - make holes for bolts. Screw the bolts in carefully and tighten. Cut off excess gasket material. If you can remove the adjuster bolt without loosing any parts - pull it and squeeze more grease in through the hole. Tighten the adjuster screw slowly till there's no in/out motion of the steering arm shaft with someone rocking the steering wheel..