HARD TO STEER JOHN DEERE D140 RIDING MOWER HOW TO REPAIR IT AND PREVENT THIS PROBLEM
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- Опубликовано: 30 ноя 2021
- How to Repair a Riding Mower that is hard to steer, this one is a John Deere D140. This same repair applies to many riding mowers.. We show how to repair it and prevent this problem JUST ADD GREASE REGULARLY ! This easy to follow DIY will show how to disassemble the front end on your riding mower and repair it.
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From one old country boy to another - A little lubrication in the right place makes life a lot more fun. Thank you sir.
AIN'T IT JUST AIN'T IT 😜 lols
THAT'S what she said.
I really enjoy picking up throw aways and fixing them up like this.
Add this to the list of things I need to do!
Done this a few times before. What I learned here was the HEAT GUN trick...Thanks for the tip!
Just did ours today man was that thing hard to steer. Thanks for the video it was a big help.
That's the first time I seen needing to heat a spindle to get it apart.
Another informative video sir 😊
Simple and common sense. Nive video. I am ADD and tend to plan more work than I follow through because when I see a jpob to do, I think about what a pain it will be and such. Watching you do it makes me much more inclined to attack such things. For some reason since I always used push or walk behind mowers these things are new and I overestimate the job difficulty. Except for changing the drive belt on y la145 !
watched this this morning, and by tonight, I was happily mowing tightly around trees, without having to make wide circles. It's like our D160 has turbo power steering now! thanks so much for posting this. :)
Great job!!!!! Awesome. Glad it helped you.
What I have noticed through the years is that the majority of problems caused with tractors is the fault of the owners..for example I have seen many times people bring home brand new tractors and what do they do start it up full bore and go no break in time or warm up time and this is the cause of a lot of engine failures same with the transmission they start beating the hell out of it straight out of the crate..also never change out break in oil all they do is continue to add on top of it
I have watched hundreds of videos on mowers you my sir are the best wish I could have found you sooner
WOW!! Great video and easy to follow along
Thank you
Thanks for another great video with the added tips to make things easier for all of us!
Just did this very operation on my E130 2 weeks ago. Amazing the difference. Adding to my annual maintenance routine.
Perfect solution ! I had to use a lot of heat and patience, but the steps covered in the video covered everything. I can relate to the pause's in the video....haha. My pauses were 3 cigarettes worth of time (30 minutes). Again patience, slowly but surely they loosened up, moving it back and fourth, I think it was like 4 heat up cycles. But when you can work it by hand your minutes away. I follow the blessed JD maintenance schedule for the 14 years(1200 hours), Now I am going to add this to my over the winter end of season. Thanks again !
Thank you, glad the video helped you
What I do is cut curve in shaft around it to hold grease and get it every where
Works Great 😊
Thanks so much; I have the same problem on my John Deere LA115 now for two years and getting worse. I will fix it ASAP.
Thank you for watching
Great Video, mine was tight on left side and needed two hands two turn. I took them apart and used Brake Caliper grease and put a washer at the bottom to take up the slop as I saw in another video. Works awesome and I can make tighter turns now.
Thank you for showing how to do repairs
Good job repairing years of neglect on the poor John Deere. I'm surprised the steering worm gear didn't need replacing.
Yes a helpful video! They also make a set of bearings that you can buy to make them to steer even easier ! Generic power steering for your John Deere!
Those roller brging are cheap to and really help for older folks
I just did that bearing mod on my JD L120 and can't tell a difference.
That was awesome! I just thought my mower was made that way! now I know how to fix it!! Thank you!!
Thank you 😊
Thank you!!!! Just got a L111 and needed this
Awesome! This pointed me in the exact direction I needed to go. Mine was almost completely seized up, but not from solidified goo. It was almost completely rusted. At some point, I lost the plastic spindle cover and due to being stored outside, water got in there and rusted it. Anyway, with a lot of spray lubricant and elbow grease, I finally got it out, removed all the rust, greased and reassembled it. Unbelievable! It steers like a brand new one. Thanks!
Thanks for the very helpful video. I got lucky and did not have to resort to torching. I just used a lot of muscle and patients along with WD-40 and Gunk-Out. Spray, wiggle, tap tap until it come out.
Awesome!! Glad you got it fixed! Great job my friend 👏 👍🏻
I have a D105 and this video will help educate me even though I have a Deere mechanic friend to do mine every Spring.
Man! I been restoring an old LA105 that belonged to my wife's grandfather, for a birthday present to my mother that's been trying to mow 2 acres with a 13" ELECTRIC PUSH MOWER. I've had to replace a lot of things to get it going. Last thing I'm dealing with is hard steering. I didn't want my mother out there cranking on a steering wheel! This video gave me hope! I'll get out there tomorrow and get that steering fixed thanks to you! God bless you sir!
Awesome!! You can fix it!!
@@RaleysSmallEngines Fixed! It passes the "one finger-turn test"! Thanks bud!
2 acres??? Sure about that?
Man I tell ya I’m so glad I found your channel. My papaws old D140 he left me steers about like this one did when you pulled it in your shop. Arms plum wore out by the time you get done workin on the grass. I really appreciate this video; I know precisely what I’ll be doing next weekend- a little lawn mower mechanicing
Great video. I watched this in anticipation of me performing some repairs on my D140. It was very hard to steer, and I wanted to knock all the grass off the under carriage before I took the mower deck off by using my power washer. Oddly enough, after knocking off about 20 pounds of old dry grass, the mower became easier to steer and I can only conclude that grass can build up and clog up the steering mechanism. I still am going to do the steering arm clean out as that has to be a factor, if not today than in the near future. But this was a really great video.
Thank you for making this!
Great video T...thanks u saved me from taking it to a repair shop and waiting for a few weeks ..
Have had to do this a few times over the years. Like power steering lol. Well done sir.
Thanks. Not sure that this has been a problem but know to look out for it now. Nice presentation.
Your videos are my favorite ones. I just really enjoy someone working the way I do. I got hired by a large landscaping company because I was going to rebuild starter’s and alternators to have ready to be able to repair in the field instead of a 200 tow bill and a 300 alternator. The day of fixing things is being taken over by parts replacers that guess diagnose
Wow, Thank you!! Yes you are correct don't like parts replace. Love diagnosis and repair the real problem. We really appreciate you watching and supporting our channel my friend, Thanks again
I usually take my mini grinder and cut a groove in them shafts for a grease channel....just a fine groove all way around then the length of the shafts to let the grease travel.
T-Bone, you have taught me many things about small engine repair. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Wow, thank you so very much for the compliment. Your comment makes doing these videos worth it. Our goal is to help others and have fun doing it. Thanks so much my friend.
Thanks. Performed the operation today and steering is back to like new.
Awesome!! Thanks for watching my friend
I watched your video and did just like you did but I’m a concrete guy so I grabbed my concrete hammer drill put it on Hammer and just drove them raw drive out of there thank you for the video it helped a lot
Just did this, this morning. Get on UTube tonight and this pops up, it felt like I had power steering on my mower this afternoon. Got this old SRX75 mid nineties I believe was build date?? Don’t think this had ever been done at least not for a long long time. Video was a nice confirmation of what I had done. Thanks
Great job my friend
Thanks for the video. It helped me get my John Deere steering working again. Saved me about $600 over the dealer service shop price. I had to use a rod and sledge hammer to drive mine out after heating up. Never hammer the shaft directly with a hammer as you will bevel the top and never get it out.
Glad it helped. You are correct use a brass hammer or punch. Thanks for watching my friend
My former neighbors had sold their property and I was working on a push mower one day in which my neighbor had stopped by and asked me if I would be interested in a MTD YardMachine garden tractor that he thought that the steering was going out on.
So naturally I said “Yes” and he drove the tractor over to my driveway a little while later in which I noticed that he wasn’t moving the steering wheel very much -,So I knew that the steering wasn’t abnormally loose.
After my neighbor had went back home, I jump started the MTD and decided to go for a test drive to scope out the problem. Much like the John Deere in your video, The steering spindles had not seen any grease for a very long time. While I was driving, I made a point to work the wheels back and forth while stopping and shooting grease into the spindles every so often. The inside of the tractor around where the VariDrive and the idler pulleys was totally packed with grass clippings and residual crud that I had to dig out somewhat before I could blow the loose stuff out with compressed air.
The air filter looked even worse being packed with dirt. After some much needed routine maintenance, The MTD turned out to be a pretty nice tractor. The mower blades on the 46 inch deck had been ruined by someone who tried to sharpen the mower blades like a steak knife, So I just ordered a new set of blades. Supposedly this tractor was being serviced by a mobile mechanic - I was not very impressed with what I had to undo from what they probably charged an exorbitant price to the previous owner who was in bad health from what my neighbor had told me some time afterwards.
What a great comment !! That is Awesome my friend, just some TLC on that mower that had been ignored for so long. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and supporting our channel. Comments like this from viewers like you is what keeps us striving to do a better job and put out videos to help others.
@@RaleysSmallEngines I also have some John Deere garden and lawn tractors in my collection of equipment. The 165 hydro that I have gets the steering spindles greased on a regular basis. I have noticed that the John Deere steering spindles seems to be more prone to seize up than like my 107 & 682 Cub Cadets for instance.
Thanks for your kind words regarding my previous comments.
For Me, I am a recent retired welder within a state government transportation cabinet equipment repair facility here in KY. Our facility worked on a very wide range of equipment in which during this time of year was primarily snow & ice removal equipment and during the warmer weather was usually right of way mowing equipment amongst other projects - So I have many stories to share after nearly 32 years of service.
Some of my RUclips friends that you well know have been urging me to start making my own RUclips videos. I have three short snippets with my 110 John Deere tractors and a Yazoo S-24 walk behind that I repowered from a Tecumseh 5hp to a Predator 6.5hp. Best Regards From Versailles,Ky.
Great idea mine steers hard.
Seen a bearing washer, bottom of spindle called poor man's power steering., slick.
Thank you, I appreciate the content you share.
Glad you enjoy it!
Thank you for the video. I'll be making these repairs in a week or two. I wipe my grease fittings before and after hittin it with a grease gun.
One came out very easily. The other.....put up a fight and won. I mushroomed to top but got it loose and lubed. I was able to get the e-clip back on. Will most likely cut the part and replace it.
Great job
Great video!
Great video -- I'm in the late 60's; wish I had your hair. I did 50 years ago -- LOL.
I just bought a used D-140, glad to learn how to fix the steering.
Awesome Video!
Thanks, helpful
Steering arms are turning like butter now. Great fix brother. You can certainly see the neglect on that machine. Thanks for the upload!!!
Yes much better now. They sure haven't taken very good care of that machine. Thank you for watching my friend.
Love your videos
Love you dude!
Great job T-BONE. That reminds me of the old Ford trucks with seized king pins lol. Great video brother!!!
Thank you sir
Lol only flat on one side. Oh I know I'm going to learn a lot from this video cause I have a Cub Cadet tractor and want to check do some maintenance on it if it needs it before next season. Your right all that oil and grease is a fire hazard. T-bone you are awesome so much to learn from you. You surely did a great job. Very helpful brother.
Wow!! Hard to respond to such a great comment. Thank you so much! You have no idea how much you help us by just commenting on our videos. Our Subscribers ARE AWESOME!!! THANKS BROTHER!
@@RaleysSmallEngines I really enjoy your channel. Your very welcome. Oh no problem I know a lot of times I leave a huge comment Lol. Your very welcome brother.
That was great! Thanks
Great video as usual Tbone !!
Thank you brother we really appreciate you watching!!
Thank you sir
Good one T-Bone. Heck yeah fire and flat tires
Lol Thanks so much for watching brother gad you liked it. Don't use you wife's hair dryer like I said in the video I will be in trouble
@@RaleysSmallEngines you’re definitely not as popular as you were last week T-Bone 🤣🤣 Shes still gobsmacked
Thank you! I just started on this job, since my new JD is going back to the shop and I need to fix the 15 year old one that's been sitting around. I needed to know how to pull the tie-rod out and glad I watched your film and did not go cranking out the nut on the top. Also the oxy was a great demo, since it gave me a sense of how long it might take. Great video. Keep 'em coming.
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching and commenting my friend
@@RaleysSmallEngines Job done. All of 30 mins. Used the acetylene turbo torch, since it was handy and has a broad flame. Made all the difference.
Awesome!!!! Get er done!!!
Thank you so much 🙏
Tbone does it again! Straight and to the point, and man if you ain't getting dirty it ain't working! Nice repair and I will definitely borrow the hair dryer PER T BONE! LOL
Lmao Don't tell you wife I said that!!! Thanks so much brother we appreciate you so much!!! So proud to know you!!
Great Great video 📹,,, thank you!!!!
Glad you liked it my friend
Keep Up The Great Videos You Are A Very Good Technician AA++!!
Thanks, will do!
Hola great video Sir 👍👍
Good job T-BONE. That reminds me of the old Ford trucks with seized king pins lol. Great video brother 🔧👍
Thanks my friend
Thanks buddy
Found on heavy equipment grind a small half moon in front of the cerc to hold the grease
Really worked well in a pin with the cerc in the pin grind the half moon where the grease come out of the pin
Nice video and fix T-Bone, glad you could steer us in the right direction. Ha
Lol Thanks John, we really appreciate you watching my friend.
Anytime brother
I just replace the spindles on an L1 30. The wiring on the axle in the wheel cars does the wheels to wobble back-and-forth and pop study clip off. They’ve put bearings on the newer ones instead of those bushings but once that shaft is worn down enough I couldn’t keep wheels on it at all we were just wobble so I decided pop the clip and I usually ended up losing a washer and an eclip in the process. Finally I just replace them. Some people sell a little needle bearing kit to help the top steer but mine works for a good 18 years. But I was able to fix the shaft like in this video Henri little bit but the wheel was a big problem. I hammered mine instead of heating it. Lol. I guess next time I’ll put a heat gun on there and see if it makes a difference. I’m replacing the steering gears also because the opinion is pretty worn and the other teeth are a little pointy and since it’s 18 years old I think I’ll do the drive belt and idler pulleys up in there because the PTO clutch doesn’t appear to be moving. lol. I also had to rebuild the carb and replace the fuel pump so at this point I’ve got almost everything replaced. I know they’re not perfect but I kind of like these old mowers, they’re just pretty easy to deal with and they made everything pretty simple. Well simple after I watch your videos anyway. 😂
That was an awesome fix brother! I will use that one next time I see that too. Keep it up T-Bone!
Thanks Detective, we appreciate that and feel like you are part of our family.
thanks!
Awesome video sir thank you for taking the time and effort to make this video also thanks to the wife who was ready Incase the fire got away from you .
I just came across your channel thanks for sharing I’m subscribing 👍
Awesome, thank you 😊
thanks for sharing this wonderful video ,I love it fully watched, stay connected
Thanks and sure
Thankyou
U helped me. Thanks
Awesome
Great tips on this repair. I kept looking how you held the mower up in the air as I did see a jack. You have a chain fall or hoist? Best one of this repair I have seen.
Thank you. I have an electric winch in the rafters
Thank you thank you thank you. Mine turns on a dime now !!!!!!!
Awesome
@@RaleysSmallEngines I was greasing down the sector plate and pinion gear. Was almost to the point of taking it to our local JD place and get charged an arm and a leg!
good job,, My company is Mowers & More in Washington State we do many mowers monthly
start of a new season you clean, lube and check it all over. especially the blade bearings.
it is good to get the deck de grassed too. look over the wires too and connectors. nice video
what do you do to fix a flat? patch or tube?
another good video
I appreciate that. Thanks for watching !
Another fix from t-bone nice brother. Man it's gets real when u bust a torch out lol!!! 👍
Thank you my friend
@@RaleysSmallEngines your very welcome
Now that was an awesome video ... i loved the torch🔥🔥. Great repair as always . Thanks for sharing. Hope all is well. Take care & stay safe . Later T-bone
Thank you, we are doing great. Hope y'all are also my friend
I would not have believed that those kingpins could get that seized up. 1 year later! Grease fittings should be on both sides of the wheel. Gotta fix the flat first!
Nice job Tbone now fix that tire
Thank you and yes we fixed it. We appreciate you watching my friend
I have been a small engine tech for years and I can honestly say I have never seen this problem before thanks for the video
I called the local John Deere dealer and the service department didn't even suggest this. The thought it must be the steering gears.
I have the exact same problem on my John Deere LA115. Thank you very much Raley.
@@deplorableseniorchief5988 They wouldn't do such repair work anyway - so their techs are probably not taught about it. The dealer would replace both assemblies and the steering gears - and most likely bill the customer $500+ for the 30 minutes it took to do so.
My 110 spindle rods have a small opening at the bottom to let the grease fall out lol. First I thought the just didnt weld the shaft all the way around. Nope, by design. The grease is already gonna ooze out the bottom natural, the did this so it goes dry faster.
They make em to fail so ya buy more. It's sad
Thanks!😂
Very nice work Sir. What would you charge for a repair like that? I'm curious as to the cost of a repair versus getting a new motor since a mower in that condition is probably going to need more work to it if it was never maintained over the course of its life.
heres a tip to make it steer a little easier , at the bottom of the spindle use 2 stainless steal washers with a needle bearing between the 2 washers .
Saw one Mech add bearing under the shaft. When he got through you could turn the wheel with one finger.
Yes sir, I've seen that also. Yes it works great. We didn't do that on this one because the machine has been neglected for so long. Since the recording of the video the mower is now trashed. They never did ANY maintenance on it. Thanks for watching and commenting my friend
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Awesome, thank you!
Thanks, man I love working on lawn mower too! And it looks like you know your stuff.
Great video T-Bone. Now I know how to fix an axle full of boogers! But what about a half flat tire…? Lol
Lol dang boogers. Thanks for watching KB!!
Good video, my only thing is you should painted the axle after heating. But seeing the condition of the machine probably not a big deal.
Time to fix that oil leak or get it weighed! Hard to believe they were in there that tightl Support the axle and try Impact Gun
Cool repair, but if you want to really free up and ease up on your steering?? Go on RUclips and look up “poor man’s power steering for a riding mower”. You install machined flat washers and roller bearings into the steering spindles and what a difference that makes.
Awesome idea !!! Thanks my friend.
Hi I have a old john Deere 111 I grease it once a year but you need to be Arnold Schwarzenegger to steer it. going to the garage today to have at it thanks!
Took some real heat to get them off , don't think they did much maintenance on it ! T-Bone to the rescue 👊
Yes it did. That mower has been neglected for a long time. Thanks so much for watching.
Sir, I have a d125 and its really hard to steer also to the point where its actually wearing the teeth on the steering spline. I took linkage off both sides and both move very easy. so now I guess its in that steering spline area. any ideas? I purchased this mower off a guy that didnt clean it muych, Got the deck all cleaned and working and the only issue is the steering. Its in very good condition other than that. Everything else works.
I have a John deere stx38 and I wish I could remove my front spindles on it but they are welded from the factory. I could cut them off and reeled them but it's not worth all that. I think I'll just try and shoot more grease in it. I've already greased it once last week but It didn't seem like it was taking grease at all. I don't know
Man thank you so much I can cut more than 30 with out my arms falling off
You're welcome 😊 Awesome!!
Did you use a hoist to lift the front end??