I looked at the alignment on mine and it's perfect yet. When I get time to take it apart, I'm going to reinforce it by welding a piece of steel from the spindle to the flat section so it can't bend like that one did. I like fixing things before they need it! Another mod is replacing the tie rod ends with adjustable ones that don't wear so fast.
If they are anything like a car or truck, the front wheels on rear wheel drive vehicles are supposed to point slightly inward. It is called toe in. On mowers I suspect that it doesn't matter much, unless it is way off, since grass will allow slip. I think if cars are way out of toe they will steer funny, and wear out the tires really fast. When I replaced the 4 ball joints on my 2000 Ford Expedition, which only wore some due to the ripped rubber boots letting water get inside them which dried out the grease, my alignment test was driving down the road. Since I had to change the upper control arm due to the ball joint being made into it, my alignment test consisted of driving down the road and seeing if it pulled left or right. Since I could let go of the steering wheel and it kept going straight, I figured that was good enough for former government employee work. It needs new tires anyway. I don't drive much, so will put that off as long as they have some tread on them and no cracking on the sidewalls. While I had it all apart, I figured it was a good time to change the brake rotors. The new Chinese rotors were so cheap that I replaced all 4 of them, even though the Ford ones were still serviceable. That was 4 years ago, & I can still see the machining scratches on the disks. They were even properly balanced! I have a tractor like that with the 500 cc Brigs engine. I'm waiting for the compression release to break any time. What a poor design they did on that part.
Very informative video Tom! I had no idea how this was done. Thanks for another great one buddy!
been doing it like this for years..of all the videos on this yours the only one that does this good job
Good show Tom. When I build a go cart give them a 2 or a 3 degree pigeon toe, it keeps them in line and makes them feel stable at speed.
Good job but doesnt bending it fatigue the steel making it much easier to bend again?
Got to try this one not bad at all Tom💯💪🏾
Well never too late for a good teaching video. I have had this issue for months and the serviceman would not get it corrected.
You are a boss
I looked at the alignment on mine and it's perfect yet. When I get time to take it apart, I'm going to reinforce it by welding a piece of steel from the spindle to the flat section so it can't bend like that one did. I like fixing things before they need it! Another mod is replacing the tie rod ends with adjustable ones that don't wear so fast.
Toooom Doooobyyyy! Correction, Tom. You're the lawn mower Chiro-Tractor!😂 Good video, Tom.
If they are anything like a car or truck, the front wheels on rear wheel drive vehicles are supposed to point slightly inward. It is called toe in. On mowers I suspect that it doesn't matter much, unless it is way off, since grass will allow slip. I think if cars are way out of toe they will steer funny, and wear out the tires really fast. When I replaced the 4 ball joints on my 2000 Ford Expedition, which only wore some due to the ripped rubber boots letting water get inside them which dried out the grease, my alignment test was driving down the road. Since I had to change the upper control arm due to the ball joint being made into it, my alignment test consisted of driving down the road and seeing if it pulled left or right. Since I could let go of the steering wheel and it kept going straight, I figured that was good enough for former government employee work. It needs new tires anyway. I don't drive much, so will put that off as long as they have some tread on them and no cracking on the sidewalls. While I had it all apart, I figured it was a good time to change the brake rotors. The new Chinese rotors were so cheap that I replaced all 4 of them, even though the Ford ones were still serviceable. That was 4 years ago, & I can still see the machining scratches on the disks. They were even properly balanced!
I have a tractor like that with the 500 cc Brigs engine. I'm waiting for the compression release to break any time. What a poor design they did on that part.
yea this mower was toed out so bad the front end would jump side to side! customer said "yes i hit curbs all the time" haha
Need get ya hunter lawn mower liniment rack lol
Ole dooby 🔥 it up
Ol Tommy boys $6.00 alignment. 🐓👍🏻
i gave em a discount hehe
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