Dude. This video needs more exposure. Everybody else is like "Here's a quick simple fix, all you need is a Mig welder, some angle iron, these new ball joint parts, an old priest, three helpers, congressional approval, and this specialty tool I won't name or tell you where to buy."
Simple fix for a common problem! Supper strong cast iron front cross beam and cheap stamped metal linckage! You also have your 10th sub. I'll be watching for sure. 🦅🦅🦅
Hey I've seen a couple of your videos! I just went to your channel and looks like you had a few videos hit big and went 1k sub 12k really fast! Awesome man!
@@diymacgyverguy8054 Yes, I started getting serious in early 2021 and have had a little run of luck over the past year. I have fun with it and really enjoy sharing and meeting other like minded people more than anything. From what I’ve watched on you’re channel you’re about where I was at the start of 2021. Keep at it and it will take off for you as well. 😁👍
holy shit........I have a craftsman that we got a few days ago with this EXACT steering setup and problem. I have the pipe just not the pipewrench...................picking one up tomorrow
Don’t do this to your mower unless you have a welder! The little weld that is on the steering will break off! I tried it and it’s the first thing that happened. It took me hours to get the alignment done. This guy doesn’t mention anything about it but don’t take my word for it.
You must have have very bent spindles or something because I’ve been riding mine out for almost 2 years from this video I just came back to it to help a buddy lol but yeah must have had some super bent ones to break the welds honestly unless you just had bad luck with bad welded spindles but who knows some things don’t always work for others ya know sadly to day
The front mower support rod is also bending axle back, drilling a new hole in flat plate on steering knuckle and moving linkage also works well. The newer models have adjustment on both rods. Never seen your method, genius.
@@danogilbert1775check the bushings in the rims. Lose fit will for sure cause issues in reverse. You can buy replacement bearings for the wheels to replace bushings
This is the easiest and most cost effective repair I have seen for tire alignment. I was heating and bending the steering rods with a BIG hammer. (after flipping the mower on its seat with the front end in the air) I will do this from now on. THANKS for the tip!!!! My back also thanks you!!
I finally realized why certain parts of my lawn have been having less and less grass each year for the past couple of years. It's where I turn at the end of a strip of mowing, amd my wheels are toed-out, so the tires have been ripping the grass up! Every single time I turn, one wheel is being forced the drag along the grass!
And just so you know if you decide want to replace it just search husqvarna front mower spindle and they are about $15. However the new one will bend just as easy lol
I'm actually going to upload a video for a permanent fix next week. I'm pretty sure I can just weld a little piece of flat metal between the steering stop and the tie rod attachment point and then it'll never bend again. I'll call that video "the permanant fix"
Fabulous! I was all set to drill a questionable hole like the other videos suggested but came back in the house for some last minute fine tuning on instructions and just for the heck of it, clicked on one last video, yours. Thank you SIR! Much easier, much faster and much smarter. You earned a sub. Now let's go out and see how she drives.
Awesome! Sadly its a weak part and it will bend over time regardless of replacing it or making an adjustable tierod... I made a second video showing a permanent welding reinforcement. A couple people have suggested I make them and sell the reinforced part.
Brilliant. Concise and helpful how-to. Solved my problem without having to thumb through too long of a video and listen to too much chit chat. Thanks man!
Well hell that's a lot easier than what I was trying to do! I was trying to put more bend in the tie rod itself which involves removing the tie rod, but you can't get to the back end of the tie rod.
That's what I was thinking at first too! Then I was like... wait why don't I just bend the tab back? Sadly it's a weakly designed part. I have another video showing me welding a reinforcement onto the tab so it never bends again
Ain't no way I'm bending the spindle on my Craftsman Gt5000. I was so hoping this wod work but I think this tractor has heavier duty knuckles. The tab on mine looks to be 1/4in steel or maybe 3/16. Great video nonetheless!
You MacGyver guy have saved me a bunch of money time and aggravation to fix something this simple that others have not even thought about.Thank you very much for the super easy fix. I will be tuned in for future videos on maintaining this lawn equipment.
Definitely a terrible design, probably an extra $1 of metal could be very strong. They probably like it that way though because they have been making that style spindle forever and it probably leads a lot of people to purchase a new one
I agree this needs more exposure. Just fixed mine. I think most of my time was finding the tools and getting the rubber cap off. I ended up using the claw on my hammer. noticed you left the caps off till you were done. Wish I did. I took one wheel back off as I wasn’t totally happy with it. Thank you for posting . lol for the torque wrench at the end.
Thank you! I fixed the toe out on the husky yesterday after seeing your video... super easy ...took me about 20 min. I appreciate the simple but effective fix...no welding or cutting just a little leverage. I used a little longer breaker bar on the plumbers wrench and the wheel hub and was super simple.
I have an 18 yr old Cub Cadet 25 HP. It has had steering problems almost from day one. The last year I used it the wheels were all over the place. I have installed all new parts to no avail. Finally got it adjusted to where the front wheels are straight going forward, but in reverse the wheels splay out badly in the back. Mower sways side to side in reverse. Damn MTD crap.
I’m subscribed now Iv been fixing mowers for years. So simple it’s stupid. I wish I’d thought of it. I got one to try this on tomorrow. I usually just swap the steering knuckles but I have a yard full of parts mowers to grab parts off of. Some of these I have found to have broken welds and that’s why they were bent. I guess they took a hard hit and broke rather than bent. So it can happen but your fix probobly will solve a lot of folks issues and that’s what it’s about, helping each other. So in those cases where the welds broke I clamp in vice and straighten best I can and weld. In one of my videos I bent a Deere body up to replace a tank and some RU-vidrs pooped there pants over the Vidio. Sometimes folks don’t understand these things are cheep and just need some Tuff love once in a while. I love bending stuff so I can’t wait to get out side in the morning and twist some metal.
Haha that's the spirit. I also made a welding reinforcement video too for reinforcing it once you bend it back straight. Little piece of angle does wonders
there are a couple of nuts that you can undo and adjust it without taking wheels off. the bushes will also go in the wheel which is a whole separate problem
The only downside is ever time metal is stretched or bent it weakens it so straightening them is the second time to bend then and they are now weaker than the original time. Maybe get them straightened as shown in the video then pull the spindles and take them out to get reinforced? Solve the problem forever and not just a temp fix? Just make sure to brace the side away from the tie rod end which goes over the spindle bracket. Someone must have a welder close by? A bit of scrap steel and bobs your uncle.
When I bought my used mower it was toed out pretty bad. I replaced both wheel spindles and nothing changed. Would this still work on spindles that have no damage?
Sounds like something else is wrong. I'd check the front axle that the spindles are attached to. Some have a pivot point in the middle and the bushing goes bad and allows it to lean
I don't know if my axle assemblies are built differently than yours or what but i can't get anything to bend at all. I'm using a pipe wrench and jack handle - same as yours. But can't get them to even budge closer together.
Great, simple fix! Edit: never mind the rest of my comment. I watched on a bigger screen and it shows exactly where to put the wrench. Thanks bro! (Old connect: I wish the video showed exactly where the pipe wrench is being applied.)
