B1750HST power Steering

[dcookeonly60]

Hello all
I am very new to this so please forgive my lack of know how. I have a 1989 B1750HST that I have had for about 4 years. It has been a great machine. Recently a found a significant leak coming from the lower seal on the power steering gear box. From what I can find there is a seal and a dust cover. I ordered the parts and the both look pretty much identical to me. I removed the pitman arm but cannot get the dust cover or seal out. I checked in line and a new gearbox is close to 2K. Certainly cannot afford that. From the drawing I found there does not appear to be anything holding the seal or dust cover in. Am I missing something here?

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

You need to remove the sector shaft to get the seals out.

FYI the seals will look similar but they work in opposite sealing jobs, one keeps fluid in and one keeps dirt out, so the lips of the seal will be opposite, do not mix them up.

 

[dcookeonly60]

You need to remove the sector shaft to get the seals out.

FYI the seals will look similar but they work in opposite sealing jobs, one keeps fluid in and one keeps dirt out, so the lips of the seal will be opposite, do not mix them up.

Thank you very much. I feared that was the case but I guess nothing ventured nothing gained

 

[Shadetree605]

awhile back, i had the very same issue with my b2100. in order to replace the seals, i had to totally take the power steering box all apart in order to replace those seals. hardest part i faced was getting the pitman arm off the shaft ?, but i finally got it off, got the box all apart, and replaced the inner and outer seal. pay very close attention to the way the shafts all line up when taking it apart, and putting it back together, it must be '' timed '' right ?..or your steering will not be right.

 

[dcookeonly60]

awhile back, i had the very same issue with my b2100. in order to replace the seals, i had to totally take the power steering box all apart in order to replace those seals. hardest part i faced was getting the pitman arm off the shaft ?, but i finally got it off, got the box all apart, and replaced the inner and outer seal. pay very close attention to the way the shafts all line up when taking it apart, and putting it back together, it must be '' timed '' right ?..or your steering will not be right.

Thank you. When you say you had to take it all apart. Did you have to remove it from the tractor or was it done with the gear box still in the tractor. That’s how I was hoping I could do.

 

[Shadetree605]

Thank you. When you say you had to take it all apart. Did you have to remove it from the tractor or was it done with the gear box still in the tractor. That’s how I was hoping I could do.

i removed the whole box, it was easier to work on it while on my bench. although...you can do it while its on the tractor i would think ?. i just removed it all together from my b2100.

 

[dcookeonly60]

i removed the whole box, it was easier to work on it while on my bench. although...you can do it while its on the tractor i would think ?. i just removed it all together from my b2100.

 

[dcookeonly60]

Thank you very much for the advise