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Topic: 7045 steering column bearings

Posted By: SilverShoes
Subject: 7045 steering column bearings
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2024 at 4:21pm

Hello, I have a 7045 with the top bearing in the steering column that has failed. I have the steering wheel off and was trying to get the first snap ring removed to try and get to the top bearing. Either I’m not going at this correctly or the snap ring is just being a hard head. Any advice on this would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Posted By: SilverShoes
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2024 at 4:45pm

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Posted By: 8070nc
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2024 at 6:03pm

Looks like a regular snap ring to me. Just one of those dastardly kind with no holes for snap ring pliers. I spray them with penitrant and have several sharp screw drivers. I get it started at one end and as it comes out of the groove i insert morevscrew drivers in the gap until it works out all the way around and pops out

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1984 80780
1957 D14
DES 300 with 25000 engine
616 tractor

Posted By: 8070nc
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2024 at 6:04pm

If theres a better way id like to hear it

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1984 80780
1957 D14
DES 300 with 25000 engine
616 tractor

Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2024 at 6:18pm

I swear A-C owned a snap ring factory. It was called "The Impossible to remove snap ring" Company.

Posted By: 8070nc
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2024 at 6:20pm

Thats a good name for it

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1984 80780
1957 D14
DES 300 with 25000 engine
616 tractor

Posted By: SilverShoes
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2024 at 8:25pm

Thank you because this thing does seem impossible to get to come out of that groove

Posted By: Gary(WI)
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2024 at 7:13am

If you heat it red hot opposite the opening it will lose its temper and you can usually bend it and get it out. But you will have to get a new one