Here's what the PO did to my L1500. I made a seal for the top. Pumped a few squirts of grease in the fitting and tightened to adjustment some.
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I don't get the first photo. Do you mean the OP never put a bushing in there?
In the second photo there should be a square bolt there.
In the second photo there should be a square bolt there.
Daren Todd
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Where's the drain plug for the steering box? Is it the hard to reach plug on the right hand side of the box if your sitting on the tractor?
Looking at the wiring diagram, I think I've determined the cause of my starting problem. Apparently someone got "happy" with some wire cutters and took my glow plugs out of the circuit! 
Makes me want to go medieval on someone!
Makes me want to go medieval on someone!Darren, as far as I can determine the L1500 had a weep hole at the bottom of the tubing for the steering shaft on the front side, hard to see or get to. It wasn't to be found with my eyes!
I had everything pretty well stripped down. There was nothing at the top of the housing right under the steering wheel. I took a brass bushing the just fit over the shaft and had a hard rubber piece I made to drive the bushing into and then drive the bushing into the housing. It was an interference fit with the rubber plug and the housing. I put a cone of heavy grease on top of the whole configuration right under the steering wheel hub.
The steering wheel covers the top of the shaft real good. I keep the tractor under cover for added protection.
These two pictures are not very good, but will give some idea of my upper bushing.
I had everything pretty well stripped down. There was nothing at the top of the housing right under the steering wheel. I took a brass bushing the just fit over the shaft and had a hard rubber piece I made to drive the bushing into and then drive the bushing into the housing. It was an interference fit with the rubber plug and the housing. I put a cone of heavy grease on top of the whole configuration right under the steering wheel hub.
The steering wheel covers the top of the shaft real good. I keep the tractor under cover for added protection.
These two pictures are not very good, but will give some idea of my upper bushing.
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i like the bushing idea. I was actually wondering where the oil drain was for the steering box. I located the fill plug. I was considering changing the fill plug to a zirc fitting, draining the oil and packing the steering box with grade zero molly grease since it's stored out side.
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I'm still trying to sort out the wiring that has been "Thai'd" on the old girl. I'm guessing the fixture on the engine block with the blue wire just above the starter is the oil pressure sending unit?
on the old girl. I'm guessing the fixture on the engine block with the blue wire just above the starter is the oil pressure sending unit?Attachments
Spot on!I'm still trying to sort out the wiring that has been "Thai'd"
Anders
Thanks Anders. BTW, I spent Christmas and New Years in Palma many years ago - outstanding!Spot on!
Anders
I agree!
At the end of this week we will fly back to Palma from a dark and frozen Stockholm. Looking forward to take care of my orange baby again!
Anders
TC, that is where you adjust the shaft play. There's a cover with an adjustment under it. Requires a flat blade screwdriver.
Re: B7000 owners
Hi I'm new to this and hope someone can help....My son in northern California has a ZB7001 Zen-Noh I believe and it looks like he may need a rebult transmission.......Where do I start.......If need be you can contact me at SidebySideRanch.com Or I will check in at Orangetalks soon....
Hi I'm new to this and hope someone can help....My son in northern California has a ZB7001 Zen-Noh I believe and it looks like he may need a rebult transmission.......Where do I start.......If need be you can contact me at SidebySideRanch.com Or I will check in at Orangetalks soon....
Finally got most of the wiring figured out with a few exceptions Short of removing all the old cut & patch wires I'm going to replace as necessary.
Can't get the old girl out of the yard because I'm having a storm drain installed.
Short of removing all the old cut & patch wires I'm going to replace as necessary.Can't get the old girl out of the yard because I'm having a storm drain installed.