1968 Case 580CK
Senior Member
This is probably a simple job for alot of the old-timers here, but since I started running into some problems I thought I would post some pictures of what I am going through......and hopefully end up with the cylinders off and new ones installed.
Here is a pic of the power steering cylinder on the left side:
And the cylinder on the Right side:
These may be the original cylinders, now over 50 years old. I have been soaking the threads/joints with PB Blaster for the past few weeks. Then I used a wire brush/tooth brush (my girl-friends, of course), and some old gas to clean the threads/bolts. Pulled out the cotter pins (or nails) and was able to remove those castle nuts on the Right side with no issue (I think it was a 13/16th socket). On the Left side, the lower nut causes the entire ball joint shaft to turn when trying to remove it.......so, I will deal with that after I get the Right side off. (Maybe using a pickle fork/joint removal tool to put some pressure on it will allow the nut to come off......other suggestions will be appreciated).
So, here is the ball joint removal tool that I tried to use on the Right side:
Got the wrench on and torquing away:
(continued in next post)
Here is a pic of the power steering cylinder on the left side:
And the cylinder on the Right side:
These may be the original cylinders, now over 50 years old. I have been soaking the threads/joints with PB Blaster for the past few weeks. Then I used a wire brush/tooth brush (my girl-friends, of course), and some old gas to clean the threads/bolts. Pulled out the cotter pins (or nails) and was able to remove those castle nuts on the Right side with no issue (I think it was a 13/16th socket). On the Left side, the lower nut causes the entire ball joint shaft to turn when trying to remove it.......so, I will deal with that after I get the Right side off. (Maybe using a pickle fork/joint removal tool to put some pressure on it will allow the nut to come off......other suggestions will be appreciated).
So, here is the ball joint removal tool that I tried to use on the Right side:
Got the wrench on and torquing away:
(continued in next post)