Simple Riding Mower Wheel Alignment Fix
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- Simple Riding Mower Wheel Alignment Fix #baldeagle242
How to Straighten the Wheel Alignment (TOE-OUT) on a Riding Mower
How to properly fix the Front Wheel Alignment on A Craftsman or Husqvarna Riding Mower - No Welding! - No Cutting!
Adjusting the Tow-Out Alignment on a Lawn Tractor
I'll show you how to properly align the front wheels on a Craftsman or Husqvarna riding mower. The mower in this video is a DYS3000, but this same setup is used on many other models of Craftsman and Husqvarna riding lawnmowers.
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00:00 Welcome to the BALDEAGLE242 TH-cam Channel!
00:03 What do we have here today?
00:35 What do I find amusing about these things?
01:02 Let's get started! Skip all the BS and start here!
04:18 Replacement parts if needed. (Link in video description)
08:57 First check with wheels back on
09:20 Simple tip to help prolong the life of the steering components
10:44 TEST DRIVE TIME!
10:55 Thanks for watching!
10:59 Leave a comment down below!
11:02 Until next time! Take care! - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Now this was an awesome video brother! I will be doing this from now on. Keep it up brother!
Thank you Mr. Detective. I think we've all had a few with this problem.
Mr. Detective, I've added your channel to the Featured channels section on my main channel page. You have some great live streams and videos! We need to get you some exposure!
@@baldeagle242 Thank you so much brother! You are so awesome!
Finally! I find someone who knows what he's doing! It's amazing how many wrong ways people have thought of to do this. It's a shame this is such a common problem. Why couldn't they have used a little bit thicker steel right there?
I couldn't agree more. I love how they oversell the “cast iron” front end and use sheet metal on the spindles. 🤦🏻♂️
Amazingly sad to me the lack of quality in modern day equipment. Another good video you have made !
I couldn’t agree more. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.
“Turning great, tracking straight” thanks Steve for the help. My mower tires were toed out. This was good information
+Greg Keiser You're welcome Greg. I'm glad it help you out. 😉😁👍
Good video to overcome this problem, I had a Wheelhorse 30 years ago and never had this problem, but have just got a Stiga and encountered it...as said you get what you pay for.........Thanks.
Super video, I had both front wheels pointing in different directions.An hours work after watching your video and everything back to normal. Thanks for your help.
That’s fantastic! Thanks for taking the time to share your experience. 😁👍
One of the best videos I’ve seen on wheel alignment. Absolutely excellent.
Thank you.
Excellent video Mr eagle. Its crazy how cheaply everything is made now but that's what keeps us in the game eh. Thank you for the bearing info
@Daves Small Engine Revival, thanks for stopping by, my friend. It never ceases to amaze me at corners manufacturers will cut to save a buck. Thanks for watching sir. 🦅🇺🇸
Thanks for sharing this!! I have worked on a few and wondered how to fix without replacing unnecessary parts.
+Beano Latte You’re welcome. Thanks for watching. 😁👍
Thanks for taking the time to thoroughly explain everything on your video it's much appreciated.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching. 🦅🇺🇸
Nicely made video. Short, sweet and to the point. Thank you!
+Drums Thanks for watching!
Excellent video BaldEagle with great video angles and audio. The OLD MAN at EP over an out!
Thanks, Wayne! I appreciate you stopping by. 73’s 😁👍
Thanks for sharing video. Very clear and simple
Thank you so much for this. I was able to straighten both of them out for now. I suspect they will need replacement down the road but this will get me by for now. Thanks again.
+CHILIBOWLHEAD You’re welcome. I’m glad it was able to help. Thanks for watching. 🦅🇺🇸
Just what I needed mine is another Brand, but the same principle applies.
Many thanks again my friend.
+@blackprince4074 Thanks for watching! Here’s a link to other videos I’ve posted that you may find useful. th-cam.com/play/PL5_ZXmQpcjpac4UV8OW8g-IWVCR8tqy79.html&si=RKfnQL-PAcZFy67a
Great video sir! It’s too bad they don’t make these a little stronger. I see this problem far too often.
Thanks, KB, I would say you get what you pay for, but even these mowers aren't cheap when you buy them new. Thanks for watching sir! 🦅🇺🇸
Got a Husqvarna and Craftsman with front wheel alignment issues. Have a better idea of how to fix them now. Great video, thank you.
+Mike Spain Thanks for watching. I hope to see you around on future videos. 🦅🇺🇸
Thank you, bought a vise with your advice
Had exact problem on my DYS 4500 I rigged it up somehow with a metal plate it held up for 1 year until I sold it off. Wish I had seen this video back then may have held on to that old girl💪🏽
Thanks for watching sir! Hopefully, it will save a few people some frustration and money. 🦅🇺🇸😁👍
Great demonstration, thanks.... I'll do it this weekend!
Thank you. 😁👍
Great instructional video. Worked perfect on my Craftsman Pro mower. These may well be the weakest parts on these mowers. Yep, cast iron axle and stamped connecting arms. The near-zero turning plus ground speed causes this to fail. Thanks for the post.
I’m happy to hear it helped! Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. 😁👍
Worked like a charm man. Thank you very much. Great video
+Richard Roessler Thank you! I hope to see you around on future videos. 😁👍
Great job as always my friend. Very detailed and easy to follow video. Thanks for sharing brother
Thanks for stopping by sir. 🦅🇺🇸
Weld a piece of Angle iron from the spindle out to the connection plate.
Good info Buddy, *turning great, tracking straight* 🐓👍
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I'm surprised 😮 that no heat was used to make it a little easier all and all great repair
Heat can make it softer and easier to bend again after it cools. The main thing I was worried about was cracking it, but it's best not to use heat on something like this.
Thanks for watching Andrew. 🦅🇺🇸
Awesome. Thank you
EASY TO FOLLOW, NICE JOB
+@benrivera5507 Thanks for watching! Here’s a link to other videos I’ve posted that you may find useful. th-cam.com/play/PL5_ZXmQpcjpac4UV8OW8g-IWVCR8tqy79.html&si=RKfnQL-PAcZFy67a
Hey Baldeagle242, New sub here. What a great video bro! I've been looking at other ones to get an idea about how to fix my Husqvarna 48", yours is the best thank you! 🇺🇦☮✌🏻
Awesome! Thank you for watching. 😁👍
Many thanks!
Today is the first time I saw your channel,but I love it
Thank you, Ray. I hope to see you around on future videos. 🦅🇺🇸
@@baldeagle242 ,I love in central Alabama,not crew in to where you live. I will be 70 the 31 of August
@@rayburnett3066 that’s a nice milestone to hit. I hope to make it myself. My father just turned 80 in January and he still works with me to keep this projects going smoothly.
Great.video bald eagles. Best.fix.
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Helpful video - nice job!
Thank you, we hope to see you around on other videos. 😁👍
Suggest that you install a long bolt in the hole where the tie rod installs to see if it lines up vertically with the axle properly.
so wonderful to see and the beautiful place
Thanks for watching. Where are you from?
Great information!
+Jeff Morgan Thank you so much for taking the time to share your comment! Your feedback is greatly appreciated and it brightens my day. 😊👍
Saved the day again!
Thank you Nate! I’ve been so busy at my day job lately I haven’t had much time to put out any videos but there are more coming. 😁👍
Strong repair. Please make a video in the poor man’s power steering for riding mower. These flat bearings are selling out fast. You will like it.
I’ve had a few people ask for this one. If I get a chance I’ll see what I can do. 😁👍
Thank you!
Thanks for watching.
good job!
Thank you. 🦅🇺🇸
THX!
Very good i think i will weld some braces on after I straightened as you did and then add some new threaded ball joints to the steering arms ( weld them ) so i can get that alignment dead on .
That works very well. I have done that on other mowers but always get negative comments on these simple fix videos when I break out the welder from those who don’t have one. 😉
Nice thank you
Thanks for watching.
That’s an interesting mower lift you got there
It’s a manual warehouse pallet stacker. It belonged to a tool rental company I use to do work for. I commented about it making a good mower work/lift and they said it had been there for two years and had never rented out once. For roughly $200 that they owed me at that time I loaded it up and have been using it every day since.
Could you heat the spindle and then quench in oil to harden the steel? They are so weak.
Did you ever find a way to strengthen the spindle arm? I saw one TH-camr who fabricated a bracket and welded it on.
Well… I have the one toe out, just bought a set of axle/brackets from Amazon as stated…installed and guess what… still a toe out. I have the same exact style as the mower here. Looks like I will bend the new one anyway. The linkage rods look okay and not not bent. A real head scratcher
This style has to be the worst design ever made. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one that wasn’t out of alignment after minor use. 🤦🏻
maybe i should do this for our d130 cause the right tire that we replaced after it went bald is now balding the new one again and i check and its a little bit sideways on the right side
I believe the d130 has a similar setup. I can’t remember if that model has adjustable end links or not.
Mine was the main axle.. i replaced everything before the axle and didnt fix the problem. The moment i saw wear against the sub frame on the axle it was definately a bent axle..
Another great video! Will be trying this tomorrow on my project mower. What are you using to lift the mower while you work on them???
It’s a manual warehouse pallet stacker
Jay the Florida pool pump motor bearing repair guy When Service Calls Longwood approved ! that was good info 👨🔧Baldeagle242
Excellent, informative video on how to straighten!
My problem is after taking off and changing a flat tire their doesn’t seem to be room to place the washers back on what’s going on!
I put the retainer clip back on just to move the mower out of the way and it wouldn’t stay on. Lost it. Just bought a couple new ones. How can I get the space to put the washers back on?
The retaining ring seems like a horribly flimsy way to keep the tire on
My guess would be the bushings are not set all the way into the wheel. Tuff to say without looking at it myself.
@@baldeagle242 the bushings are in all the way. Tomorrow I’ll go out and take another look. Thx
I banged mine with a hammer and it set with room to clip it on
Question.... I accidently ran into a pole that was on the ground and covered with grass. It WAS against my barn but had moved out some. Anyway, the alignment is off now. I can still turn left and right but it's like trying to maneuver a car with no power steering - it's hard. I don't have a mower lift in my garage but I do have a jack. Is that possible to use to hoist one side up and then the other you think?
Without a lift you can do one side at a time with a floor jack or a hoist.
How do you do that with a YT4000?
My opinion once the metal is deformed it is best to replace, once you start bending the metal it does get weaker
I agree 100%! However, after watching some of the other videos on TH-cam, I wanted to put something out that wasn't a total hack job. With that said, I do agree 100% that they will be weaker and more prone to bend again. I also thought about welding some support braces to them, but I figured you're typical homeowner probably doesn't have that option. Anyways, thanks for watching. 🦅🇺🇸😁👍
Bought 2 brand new OEM spindles for my john deere L110.
The verdict : the right front wheel is straight and the left front wheel is toed in about 4 degrees. So now what happened? did they come from john Deere already bent?
I don't disagree with your theory of why these have toe alignment issues but with my new parts it didn't fix it either so not sure this is the true root cause. The fact there is no adjust-ability from the factory is concerning. Solid rods for steering linkage with no threaded adjusters?.
Would this be roughly the same procedure for the tight turning spindles on the same yts3000 tractor?
I'm not sure if they are they are similar or not.
So,I have the T2500 which has the newer style sterring with all the ball joints and linkages' My tires were so bad I decided to replaced all sterring linage with adjustable ends, the triangle piece and the small tie rod looking pieces. Yet the steering is still not correct. Do you have a fix for that system?
It would be tuff to offer advice on that without seeing it myself.
thank you,,, good stufff,, ps i like your floor jack, did you make it??
+Step It Up Morons The jack is a manual pallet stacker like what’s used in a small warehouse setting.
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Thanks for watching. 😁👍
Like #74!..Wow!
Plastic bushings? They are actually an alloy and not plastic, replacement ones are not as long as the factory ones, I would say they are about half the martial in length so the the surface contact is over less material and they wear very quickly. So after going through a set of replacement bushings in two months I bought the bearing kit mentioned and they lasted two years with no issues yet. Just take a pick and remove the side dust shield of the bearing on the inside edge and work extra grease into the bearing. They come lightly greased so giving them more grease will help prolong their life. Leave the shield off and that way when you grease the hub it can flow freely into the bearing. I run a 21 HP Craftsman, 26 HP Craftsman pro and 26 HP Husqvarna that all use this same setup and all run the same Bushing/Bearing setup and are interchangeable. I cut about 6 acres sometimes twice a week and have about 900 hours on the Husky and well over 1200 on the 21 HP Craftsman. Sorry I didn't remember to say good video and the best one I saw explaining how to position the spindles when straightening them out. I hope people take your suggestion for the bearings serious after they discover their original bushings are world. Cheers from Canada
+Jim Davison Thank you for taking the time to share your comment! I hope to see you around on future videos. 😊👍
Hey does this also work on troybilt riders I've looked all over utube they basically same set up 2 linkage rods coming off steering gear to front of. Mower steering arms you just straightened on the craftsman
It should be similar. Some troy-bilts have adjustable end links so make sure yours doesn't before going this route.
It has adjustable ends but it doesn't help they look kinda bent I'm going to give your method a try it doesn't work at least I've tryed THANK you for responding. Back & great video appreciate it.
Nice repair on that front end. Bummer they make those steering spindles so weak on there, but it must have taken some abuse to get them out so far. What kind of lift setup is that? Great upload.
It's a manual pallet stacker that I've modified. I plan to do a video on it at some point; I get quite a few questions about it.
The spindles on these things bend so easily if you hit something. I've welded extra bracing on them in the past; I was trying to keep this video short and more directed at the typical homeowner that probably doesn't have a welder. Thanks for watching.
@@baldeagle242 that’s awesome. I totally understand that. We know nothing recently for homeowners is built to last.
@@freedommowers420 I tell people pretty often that I would instead buy a 20-30-year-old GT or X Series John Deere(Insert your preferred dealer here) for $1000 before spending $1000 plus on a new residential mower. With a bit of maintenance, that already 20-30-year-old mower will still be running when that new mower bites the dust.
@@baldeagle242 I have 3 older mowers and contemplating changing out a rear end to keep an old MTD going. Motor and deck are OK but it will no longer hardly move forward.
@@billyrobison7291 With three you should have enough parts to make one good one. 😁👍
I have welded gussets on them before.
They need them for sure! Thanks for watching. 🦅🇺🇸
I'm very interested in your mower lift. Is that custom built? Would love to see a video on it. It's exactly what I need.
It’s a manual warehouse pallet stacker. They are pretty expensive to purchase new but I do see them at auctions and on Marketplace from time to time. I got lucky and picked this one up for a couple hundred bucks and it’s the best money I ever spent. Here’s a link to one on Amazon. amzn.to/3R4H6bU
I need to make a full video on it, there have been a lot of people asking for more information on it.
Awesome! Thank you!
Seems all the repair videos show this same type with very obvious ways to repair. Mine has a different spindle setup, nothing easily bent, nothing easily adjustable.
What state do you buy your warshers @ we only have WASHERS here in SC
Originally Kentucky, but I brought a few to Ohio. 🤣👍
Any idea if the replacement spindles are the same for the Craftsman YT4000 model?
I believe they are the same.
@@baldeagle242 Thanks for the quick reply. Love you detailed explanation of how to realign. Will try your method before buying new.
You should do a video on the poor man power steering upgrade for riding mowers. Cheap upgrade for under $10 🙂
I’ll have to look into that one. I’m puzzled how that could be accomplished so cheap. 🧐
@@baldeagle242 They go on top of the spindle before you slide up into the axle housing. There are a few videos on TH-cam on how to do it. Search poor man’s riding mower power steering. 🙂 Also you can buy them in bulk if you do a lot of rider flips. An upsell 😎
Awesome, thanks for the info. I’ll look into it.
What about replacing the plastic bushings in the control arm?
That’s something I need to make a separate video on. I’ve started using scrap copper pipe to replace some of the plastic bushings.
@@baldeagle242 would luv to see that; how about flanges so the grease fitting still works?
I put a brand new set in and it is still not aligned, any suggestions would be helpful.
I’ve had to align brand new ones myself. I assumed they were somehow bent in shipping. You can straighten the new set just like I did the originals in this video.
@@baldeagle242 They were fine. it was the axle that was the problem, got it fixed, thanks
What kind of lift do u have
+Jack Pepperdine It’s a manual warehouse pallet stacker.
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Nice repair, it is a shame they don't make them stronger at manufacture, but i guess that may stop them selling future spare parts and replacements. 🙂🚜🐻 Bear, Queensland Oztralia
Thanks for watching Greg. One of these days i’d love to travel to your side of the world. 🦅🇺🇸👍
@@baldeagle242 i am hoping to be in America in 2022 if travel restrictions have been lifted. In Oshkosh the aircraft festival will be on. 🙂🚜🐻
@@gregmaxfield4405 where in America is the aircraft festival held?
@@baldeagle242 Pioneer Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin.
Ok, there is a big Air Show in Dayton Ohio also which is only about 45 minutes north of me. I was going to offer you a free lunch but Wisconsin is about 500 miles from me.
Went didn't you re grease as you reassembled
Greasing the steering parts during reassembly is crucial for maintaining the longevity and efficiency of the equipment. It’s unfortunate that certain steps, like this one, aren’t always captured in the filming process for various reasons. Nonetheless, always remember to include this vital step to ensure smooth operation and minimize wear and tear. If you have any other questions about the process, feel free to ask!
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Great job the old saying used to be get a bigger hammer but on this job if you cannot bend the metal get a bigger pipe. Just kidding. It's hard to believe they would use that thin of metal on those mowers. Because if they hit something hard enough to bend both of those parts they will probably do it again and by that time the metal will break just a thought.
Heavy-duty cast-iron front end my butt! LOL
@@baldeagle242 I guess they could sell more if they said heavy duty front end.
I never knew there was a R in washer
There was in my house. th-cam.com/video/gyqeDNfXBow/w-d-xo.htmlsi=pUNOzLn1QM7PzJQB
Where did the lift come from?
It's a manual warehouse pallet stacker. I purchased it from a tool rental place I used to do work for. They had it on the floor as a rental and said it had been there for two years and they had never rented it once.
Any chance to get pictures?
@@bobnotavailable5515 Here's a link to one on Amazon.
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@@baldeagle242 Thanks.
On another note. I have a G5600 sears mower Model 204080.
Can not see way to fix toe out problem. Searched everywhere for repair and can't see where bent, steering different on this model. Any help, please. I can't be the only one with this tractor.
Thanks. Bob
@@bobnotavailable5515 I'm not familiar with that model. Send me a picture of the front suspension and steering linkage and ill do my best to offer a suggestion. Hit the subscribe button and my email address will be on me channel about page. 😁👍
Will you come fix my mower?
Pro parts direct is a great place to get mower parts.
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bearings is junk, had 3 sets didnt last a year, cheaply made
Won't buy Amazon