CajunMan89
Active Member
- Joined
- Feb 28, 2014
- Threads
- 20
- Messages
- 75
The ball joint/steering linkages on my Toro Wheel Horse model 72040 broke at the ball joints that connect to the gear sector. The mower was and still is in rough shape, but I've managed to fix everything so far... now I have this problem. I went to steer and they both broke right at the ball joint! They were rust-welded to the point where the ball joints don't move at all! At least the fronts didn't break. I let the ends soak in penetrating oil hoping that they'd loosen up. I am limited with tools and don't have any welding equipment. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can fix these so that I don't have to buy new ones? This thing is turning into a money pit!
I was hoping that if I could somehow get the end ball joints to function since they are still in tact, that I could get some advice if it was possible to loosen the broken ball joints and use JB Weld to re-attach the bolts to them. I'm guessing that it wouldn't work if I was to drill out the old ones and just but a bolt through the entire rod?
Any advice?
I was hoping that if I could somehow get the end ball joints to function since they are still in tact, that I could get some advice if it was possible to loosen the broken ball joints and use JB Weld to re-attach the bolts to them. I'm guessing that it wouldn't work if I was to drill out the old ones and just but a bolt through the entire rod?
Any advice?