Chat6155 3 #1 Posted September 6, 2013 I was anticipating changing the steering wheel on my 312 this winter and decided to peruse the forum for advise, help, tips and information in general. What a tale of woe...pullers that damaged the plastic, cutting off shafts, drilling out!!! At first, I thought maybe just leave well enough alone. I bought the tractor new in 1990 and have never had the wheel off yet, so my thoughts went to perminent rust inhibited seize. Anyway, I thought that just maybe, if I removed the pin and finished the season with the pin in the toolbox, vibration and eventually a twist to the left or right would spin it free on the shaft. So, tonight, I proceeded to drive the pin out. A few raps with the ballpeen on a 1/4" drift moved the pin a good bit. Removed the drift and turned the wheel counterclockwise to get a better aim on the hole and realized the steering wheel spun free on the shaft. Now, after reading what I've read here, I can hear alot of you cursing my good luck, and truth be told, if the shoe was on the other foot, I would too, so I can respect the response. Moving on, when I pulled the wheel from the shaft, I realized the shaft had been coated with antiseize. My questions are: a. When new tractors were delivered to the dealers, where the steering wheels attached or packed seperate to facitate crating, packing, ect? And b., was the practice of coating the shafts with antiseize common to dealers or did I just luck out with mine? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenw520hc 4 #2 Posted September 6, 2013 hi there, yea i would say you lucked out. i was a dealer back in the sixtys and up to mid eighties.steering wheels had to be dealer installed, and only some dealers, we did, anti-seized them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boovuc 1,090 #3 Posted September 7, 2013 Now my luck would have had a dealer mistake caustic or some other corrosive for anti-seize on the tractor I would have picked up 30 years later! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly 1,033 #4 Posted September 7, 2013 Your lucky, most times they do n't come off that easy, but with that said, I've had a few that have, including round hoods. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chat6155 3 #5 Posted September 7, 2013 Thanks all. After 23 years [the net didn't quite exist as it does now], I'm finally learning more and more about my WHs' heritage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankman 3,523 #6 Posted September 7, 2013 (edited) I use lots of Never-Seez®. Have had a terrible times removing steering wheels. You got lucky! Nice. Me, I would've hoped more dealers used Never-Seez® assembling any Horse! If new owners maintained their Horses our used purchases would be a lot more comfortable. Edited September 7, 2013 by Tankman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
