Ford 2000 Tractor Steering Shaft Seal Replacement 

Thanks, more on the way.

Thanks!

Thanks for the info!

Kirk Blythe do you happen to know the part number for the sleeve kit on Yesterday’s Tractors? Any help would be appreciated, thank you.

@@padron350z The one at the top, just under the steering wheel, for the 3000 is www.yesterdaystractors.com/Ford-3000_Steering-Shaft-Bushing_C5NN3517A.html The lower shaft repair kit is www.yesterdaystractors.com/Ford-3000_Steering-Shaft-Repair-Kit_SRK632AA.html The lower shaft seal is www.yesterdaystractors.com/Ford-3000_Steering-Shaft-Seal_E1NN3N632AA.html Those are all for 2wd, 3000 tractors. I suggest you go to Yesterdaystractors.com and look up your particular tractor to be sure. I got lucky with mine and only needed the lower shaft seal, not the whole repair kit. Good luck. I'm sure you'll get her back in the field in no time!

I think they do make a speedy sleeve for it but so far mine has held up.

Correct name for it is Speedi Sleeve. A Speedi Sleeve kit is available through most of the vintage tractor suppliers. Comes with instructions, the sleeve, installation tube, new seal and new O ring for the column. Clean up the old seal surface, put on some non-hardening sealant (Permatex Aviation Gasket Maker works great - the brown stuff) and install the sleeve to just below the bit where the sector shaft swells to begin the seal surface. Afterwards, remove the installation flange on the sleeve and you're ready to put the column on. Turned out the new seal was the same dimensions as the original part, btw. I highly recommend this kit.

Sorry not sure on a Deutz.

So far it’s leak free. Still need to dump the rest of the fluid and change the filter.

@@mjmcomputers You can get a repair sleeve and a slightly oversize seal and that will fix it for another 50 years. Cross Creek Tractor in Cullman, Al has everything you need for Ford Tractors.

@@JT-ee1ii yes that is the correct way to do it but so far 2 years and still not leaking.

I honestly don't recall. Maybe a few hours?

I think I just pried it out with a screwdriver.

I’m not sure. I’d think it would be more likely to leak from pump to engine than from steering column to transmission.

@@mjmcomputers thanks for reply about fantom powersteer leak. Don't have the common upper steering shaft seepage that I've seen on RU-vid videos. Only use tractor intermittently an don't find stains below tractor. Will have to study some steering box diagrams a little more. Is it possible the steering shaft lower seal, if there's one, is leaking and allowing fluid the to enter the steering arm gear area. Thanks for thoughts. I've got reasonable mechanical skills but haven't had to get to deep into tractor repairs. Around 1980 tractor with about 2800 hrs.

No nothing broke on mine.

Most have an adjustment that can get at least some of it out. I haven’t looked at this one to see if it does.

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Take the nut off the bottom of the throttle shaft then take the nut and bolt off the throttle plate. Then slide the whole throttle lever/rod up and out of the dash.

@@mjmcomputers I loosened the clamp up but didn't realize it was grooved on the shaft for the bolt to go through. After I took the whole bolt off, came right out. Now I'm at a loss on why hydraulic fluid is pissing out of the breather valve on the back side of block on the bottom. Everything looked good that I took off. Any suggestions?

@@chrismiles992 Chris, there is second lower seal on the steering shaft below the valve body. When this lower seal goes bad fluid will leak out the breather valve on the back of the steering block. If fluid leaks out the top of the steering column it indicates the upper seal is bad. Only the top seal was replaced in the video. Based on your description, it sounds like your lower seal is bad.