Steering Sector Off Car Used On Riding Mower

Steering Sector Off Car Used On Riding Mower FARM HOME Lawn Mowers (31h,38) 26-4-39 Les Turner, St. Ansgar, Iowa: "My 1978 Toro Ground Master 52-in. riding lawn mower had a worn steering gear. Replacing it with a new steering gearbox would have cost hundreds of dollars, so to save money I used the manual steering sector off a 1969 Chevy Nova car. The steering sector fit in the same holes but was a little larger than the original steering gear, so I used an angle grinder to grind out some of the mounting area. I also welded a 2-in. length of 1-in. sq. tubing on the shaft that attaches to the steering wheel. On the steering sector, I welded a square burr that had been ground to fit inside the 1-in. tubing. Then two metal screws were inserted in the tubing below the burr to prevent the steering wheel from being pulled up. "The only other modification was to have the cast iron steering arm on the replacement unit cut and welded to the Toro arm. My total cost was less than $50."

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