ri702bill 9,403 #1 Posted July 1, 2014 The 2 spoke wheel on my 854 was trash, so I am using a nice 3 spoke wheel from a 502 on it. The problem is that the wheel has no "dish" to it - I was told that this is fairly common, as people tend to push down on the wheel when getting off the tractor, and that deforms the spokes. The wheel on my 702 is not deformed and has about 3/4" of dish to it. Has anyone come up with a way to fix this without cracking the rim coating? Bill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldredrider 2,553 #2 Posted July 2, 2014 I have successfully used a 2 x4 about 3 feet long to persuade a steering wheel back into shape. With one end placed on the hub, gently lift the other end placed under the wheel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 9,403 #3 Posted July 2, 2014 Paul: I did what you said & it worked fine. I modified it a bit, using a 7/8" hole saw to go thru the 2x3 about an inch in from 1 end, and then cut across just shy of the center of the hole. At first, I tried to rest the 2x3 on top of the tank, under the hub so as not to ruin a perfectly good center cap, and could not get the long end to go across the center of the pan seat. So, I started with the board at the corner end of the seat & worked under all 3 spokes. Two rotations of the wheel & the progress allowed me to place the board at the center of the seat. Three more times around & I now have 3/8" clearance between the board & the underside of the wheel all around. Not quite as much dish as the 702, but I did not wish to either crack the plastic nor break a weld where the spokes join the hub. The short version is it worked fine & thanks. Bill 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
