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John Deere 130, 160, 165, 175, 180, 185 - Steering, Front Axle and Brakes

John Deere 130, 160, 165, 175, 180, 185 tractor Steering System

John Deere 130, 160, 165, 175, 180, 185 tractor - Remove steering wheel and shaft

Remove lock nut and washer. Drive out pin and remove steering wheel. Remove pedestal shroud. Disconnect all wires and indicator lights from dash. Loosen two nuts and remove two nuts. Lift dash. Remove cotter pin and bearing. Remove cotter pin. Drive shaft up through pinion gear and remove gear and washer. Remove bearing by aligning sector gear teeth with outside diameter of bearing. Lift shaft and remove washers and spring. Remove cotter pin and remove shaft. Remove steering gear support - Disconnect drag link. Remove two nuts from support. Remove sector gear support.

Disassemble and clean sector gear

Be careful when removing cotter pin. Spring is compressed. Remove cotter pin, washers, spring, and support. Mark sector gear and sector shaft for alignment for ease of assembly. Remove bearing, washer and sector gear. Remove cotter pin to remove steering sector support and bearing. Remove grease and clean parts in solvent. Dry parts. Inspect and repair steering system - Inspect steering shaft bushings for wear or cracks. Inspect springs for damage. Inspect steering shaft and sector shaft for wear or bent conditions. Inspect splines for wear. Inspect pinion gear and sector gear for worn, broken or damaged teeth and wear on inside diameters. Inspect support for cracks. Inspect sector shaft bearings for wear or cracks. Assemble sector gear support (JD 130, 160, 165, 175, 180, 185) - Install bearing and sector gear support on sector shaft. Install cotter pin, sector gear, washer, and bearing on sector shaft. Make sure mark on gear aligns with mark on shaft. Install sector gear support, washers, spring and cotter pin on sector shaft.

Install steering gear support

Install steering gear support. Install and tighten two nuts. Connect drag link. Install steering wheel and shaft - Install shaft in pedestal. Install cotter pin, washers and spring on steering shaft. Install bushing and cotter pin. Install steering wheel. Drive pin through wheel and shaft. Install and tighten washer and nut. Install steering shaft bushing. Put logo on steering wheel in horizontal position and pull down on steering wheel. Install washer and pinion gear, making sure dot on pinion gear is in alignment with dot on sector gear. Install cotter pin. Connect drag link. Put dash in position and install nuts. Tighten nuts. Connect all dash wires and indicator lights. Install pedestal shroud. Adjust steering. Adjust steering - Make sure dots on pinion gear and sector gear are aligned. If wheels are straight forward no further adjustment is required, otherwise continue with following steps. Disconnect drag link from spindle. With dots still aligned, put wheels straight forward. Loosen nut and turn ball joint until drag link fits easily into spindle without moving wheels. Tighten nut against ball joint. Connect drag link to spindle.

John Deere 130, 160, 165, 175, 180, 185 tractor Front Axle

John Deere 130, 160, 165, 175, 180, 185 tractor - Remove front axle

Remove cap screw, spacer, washer, and nut on both sides, and remove hood. Remove muffler. Remove two cap screws and remove muffler guard. Remove electric PTO clutch. Remove two cap screws from rear pivot anchor. Inspect and repair front wheel and axle assemblies - Inspect wheel bearings for wear. If wheel wobbles when rotated or bearings are visually worn, replace bearings. Remove bearings from wheel by driving them out with a punch. Put multi-purpose grease on new bearings. Drive new bearings into wheel hub with driver. Inspect tie rod and drag link for bent condition. Inspect ball joints for wear and free movement. Replace any worn or bent parts. Put spindle in axle and check spindle bore for wear or being out-of-round. Replace worn parts. Apply multi-purpose grease on spindles before installing in axle. Grease wheel bearings and pack cavity between bearings with multi-purpose grease and put a small amount on axle.

Install front axle

Install axle under JD 130, 160, 165, 175, 180, 185 tractor. Match boss on pivot anchors with holes in frame. Turn pivot anchors against frame and align cap screw holes. Install and tighten two cap screws. Install muffler guard with two cap screws. Install muffler. Install hood with two cap screws, spacers, washers and nuts. If necessary, adjust steering.

John Deere 130, 160, 165, 175, 180, 185 tractor Brakes and Linkages

John Deere 130, 160, 180 Brakes

A disk-type brake assembly is used on JD 130, 160, 180 Lawn Tractors. The brake assembly is attached to the right-hand side of the transaxle case. The brake disk is connected to the splined end of the shifter and brake shaft on the transaxle. Depressing the brake pedal pulls the brake linkage forward, which compresses two brake pucks on each side of the disk. This stops movement of gears inside the transaxle as well as tractor motion. To set the parking brake latch, both the brake pedal and clutch pedal must be fully depressed. With both pedals depressed, the parking brake lever can be lowered in the long vertical slot on the deck. Lowering the parking brake lever positions the latch around the brake pedal stud to lock both the clutch pedal and brake pedal in the depressed (down) position. To release the parking brake, both pedals must be fully depressed and the parking brake lever raised and lowered in the short vertical slot on the deck. This design prevents the operator from operating the tractor with the parking brake engaged.

John Deere 165, 175, 185 Brakes

A disk-type assembly is used on JD 165, 175, 185 Hydrostatic Lawn Tractors. The brake assembly is attached to the left-hand side of the differential case. The brake disk is connected to the brake shaft on the differential. Depressing the brake pedal pulls the brake linkage forward, which compresses the brake pucks on each side of the disk. This stops movement of gears in the differential as well as tractor movement. To set the parking brake, depress the brake pedal and lower the parking brake lever in the vertical slot on the deck. The latch will lock the brake pedal in the depressed position. To release the parking brake, depress the brake pedal and raise parking brake lever out of long vertical slot and lower it into short vertical slot.

John Deere 130, 160, 180 tractor - Remove brake assembly

Put blocks under tractor frame and remove right rear wheel. Disconnect brake linkage. Brake assembly consists of loose parts. Do not lose parts when removing assembly. Remove two cap screws and remove brake assembly. Slide disk off shaft. Remove pad from behind disk. Inspect and repair brake assembly (John Deere 130, 160, 180) - Inspect pads and plate for wear or damage. Inspect disk for wear or cracks. Replace parts as necessary. Install brake assembly (JD 130, 160, 180) - Brake pads and disk must be free of grease and oil. Put LUBRIPLATE on brake shaft. Install pad and disk with hub out. Install brake assembly. Install and tighten two cap screws. Connect brake linkage. Install right rear wheel. Adjust brakes.

John Deere 165, 175, 185 tractor - Remove brake assembly

To remove brake disk, transmission must be lowered. brake pads can be removed without lowering transmission. Put blocks under tractor frame and remove left rear wheels. Disconnect brake linkage. Remove two cap screws and remove brake assembly. Slide disk against frame and remove rear pad. Inspect and repair brake assembly (John Deere 165, 175, 185) - Inspect pads and plate for wear or damage. Inspect disk for wear or cracks. Replace parts as necessary. Install brake assembly (JD 165, 175, 185) - Put Lubriplate on brake shaft. Install pad and slide disk towards differential. Install brake assembly. Install and tighten two cap screws. Connect brake linkage. Install left rear wheel. Adjust brakes. Adjust brakes (165, 175, 185 models) - Make sure park brake is disengaged. With a feeler gauge, inspect clearance between pad and disk. Clearance should be 0.50 mm (0.020 in.). Turn nut to obtain proper clearance.