New Holland GT22 (522xi) power steering install

[JoeM 9,050]

Awhile back, I picked up a New Holland GT22 on the cheap. Non runner, 745 hours and non power steering option. After getting the engine running and sealed up, I cut some grass and it ran real good. I really have no interest in non power steering machines now that I am spoiled, so I put it on the back burn as maybe a flip.

 

In between, along came a Toro xi that was good for parts and it had good power steering. When I disassembled it I saved the tower and associated steering parts thinking I just might install those into the GT22. I figured if given a couple two three afternoons I can get it installed. 

 

A scheduled surgery got delayed and that opened the window of opportunity for the GT. Put her in the shop and got started. 

Lets just say the two to three was a pipe dream. After six it is all done.

Now saying, if I would have just had to install the steering the original estimate would have been good. (would have stretched it to three to four, I like taking breaks) 

 

Other problems.

The first one was the steering wheel on the donner would not come off. Soaked, beat and air hammered, no go. Ended up burning one afternoon making a special puller. (pic 1 @2)

I wanted to just switch the dash and gauges out.

 

Next came the electrical gremlins. 

When I turned on the key the cruise control magnet would activate. That locked the hydro control in neutral or close to neutral. Okay dug into that and found the cruise indicator light was back feeding the cruise relay. I repaired that it worked fine. (I had installed a spare cruise relay for testing) I switched back to the original and it would not work at all. So, two problems  a bad light socket and relay. Another afternoon burned up. 

 

That's my story and I am sticking to it!

 

 

 

 

Got to strip r down pretty good