Dimitrios Paskoudniakis wrote:
I just started using my tractor having bought it new at the end of the
summer 2005 mowing season.

Every year at this time I faithfully tune it up - change oil/oil
filter/spark plugs/air filter/fuel filter, clean the carb, take off
the deck/sharpen the blades, check the belts, ...

Having just completed all of the above, I'm finding the steering to
be very difficult. It feels like a car with power steering but the
power is off - much more force is required to turn the steering
wheel. It is also difficult to steer back to straight from a hard
turn.
What could be the problem? Could it be a simple lubrication
solution, or something more significant like a bearing/bushing in a
wheel/axle assembly? I see no obvious visual indications.

The model is 917.275702, 24 hp, 48" deck.


Step #1 - check the tire pressure


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