245 massey ferguson manual

Disconnect linkage from both ends of the throttle cross shaft, then slide shaft from left side of tractor. Remove the complete air cleaner assembly and the battery platform. Disconnect drag links from both pitman arms, remove the six retaining screws, then lift the steering gear from the tractor. Reinstall by reversing the removal procedure. Be careful to connect wires to instruments correctly.

To overhaul the removed unit, first remove the right pinion housing 4R—Fig. Unbolt shaft housing 24 and withdraw housing and shaft Eleven loose balls should fall from upper bearing 21 and eleven from lower bearing Pitman shafts 10 and 15 and related parts can be withdrawn from housing 4L or 4R after snap ring 8 is removed as shown in Fig.

Parts of the ball nut and shaft Fig. Press new bushings 3,11 and 17 into bores of respective housings until flush to 0. Assemble parts 6,7,8,9,12 and 13 onto pitman shaft 10 and parts 6,8,9,12,13 and 16 onto pitman shaft 15 before inserting into housings 4L and 4R.

Add more shims 12 , if necessary, to remove all end play from bearing. Use grease to hold the eleven balls 19 and 21 into each race, then insert shaft. Left pitman arm 2. Oil seal 3. Bushing 4L. Left pinion housing 4R. Right pinion housing 5. Bearing 7. Left sleeve 8. Snap ring 9. Clip Left pitman shaft Shim Retainer Steering gear housing Right pitman shaft Right sleeve Right pitman arm Lower hearing Upper bearing Shaft housing Fill plug Top bushing.

Shims 22 are available in 0. Install only enough shims to provide 0. After steering shaft ball nut is installed, turn the steering shaft until the ball nut is at bottom. Position the steering gear as normally installed on the tractor, and install the left pitman shaft 10 and housing 4L assembly. The flat identification boss on left housing 4L should be down when installed.

The marked 3rd tooth on left pinion 10 should be aligned with center valley of ball nut rack 20 as shown in Fig. Turn the steering shaft until ball nut is moved to top and install the right pitman shaft 15—Fig. The first tooth on right pinion 15 should be aligned with the first valley on left pinion 10 as shown in Fig. The flat identification boss on right housing 4R—Fig.

Ib adjust the backlash, rotate the right pinion housing 4R clockwise to end of bolt slots and temporarily tighten retaining screw. Rotate the left pinion housing 4L counterclockwise until all. Paragraphs backlash is eliminated, then tighten the four housing retaining screws. Rotate the right pinion housing 4R counterclockwise until all backlash is removed from the right pitman shaft, then tighten the four retaining screwa Check for correct assembly by locating the center straight ahead position of the steering shaft With steering shaft straight ahead, the blank splines on both pitman shafts 10 and 15 should be vertical.

The small flat mounting boss at rear of steering gear housing will also be vertical when installed on tractor. Fill steering gear housing to level of plug 25 with SAE 90 gear oil. Check power steering reservoir oil level with engine running after all air is bled from system. Power steering system capacity is approximately 0. Air can be bled from power steering system by running engine and cycling steering from full left to full right, then oack to full left several timea Repeat until there are no air bubbles present in oil reservoir.

Make certain oil level is maintained during bleeding process to avoid starving the pump of oil. The relief valve on models equipped with diesel engine is also adjusted after removing reservoir 27—Fig. On Models MF and MF, a pressure change of approximately kPa psi should result from one turn of adjusting screw. This Massey Ferguson MF service manual is the same service manual used by professional Massey Ferguson technicians.

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