Husqvarna Garden Tractor Mower Poor Man's Power Steering: How To Reduce Steering Effort for Cheap

For those who are looking to do this, the roller bearing details are listed in the video description.

Done this on my Husqvarna, and it made a big difference in steering, Great upgrade!

This worked great! I added these needle roller bearings and combined it with a steering wheel knob. Steering is much easier and I really notice a significant difference.

I just did this procedure on my Dixon tractor. Just love it!!! I'm 80 years old and any good relief is appreciated! THANX for the video!

As a Husqvarna owner, I find it amazing how cheaply mine is made. I have YTH24V54. I have had to build my own frame for it as mine was so thin it cracked in 4 places. I did the power steering fix two years ago as well as the ball bearings in the wheels. My right front wheel bushing wore out in less than a year and it wallowed out the wheel itself! The steering arms have bent, and that is just from driving it. I have never hit anything with them. My terrain is uneven but not grossly so. The only thing good about my mower is that the Briggs and Stratton engine always starts! I will never buy another Husqvarna.

I added the bearings to my Husqvarna TS-348D garden tractor. The steering effort was reduced from a real struggle to being able to steer with 2 fingers. Thanks for the info! This will help my old arms and shoulders. The dust caps are now loose and I will have to find a way to hold them on.

Great video. Thank you for this!

I didn't notice much difference when I did mine like that. I guess greased bushings are pretty much just as smooth as bearings, but will help the shaft last longer.

Outstanding will do that!!

Next??? Wheel bearing upgrade?. Replace the sleeve bushing with bearings.

I did this on my J. Deere X320 recently. It had a 1/2" thick Plastic bushing on the spindle beneath the Axle Beam. I don't believe all JD tractors have this bushing. New bearings were $8.50 for 2 on Amazon. $73.00 plus tax at J.D. dealer! I installed the needle bearings after carefully greasing them. The needle bearings are also called Torrington Thrust Bearings..They fit well. I NOTICED NO DIFFERENCE AT ALL in Steering Effort. Very disappointing.

Wouldn’t those bearings get a lot of dirt in them? I know when mowing my yard, and the previous place I had too, there would be a lot of dirt kicked-up when mowing. I’d think the dirt would ruin them pretty quickly, but who knows.

Next Video how about one relating to a seat upgrade? Don't understand why other mowers have springs and all Husqvarna has is the 2 rubber pegs that make it feel like your riding a mechanical bull. Just a idea for a upcoming video. Thanks

E- clip not a clamp

What are the bearings called? Where do you buy them?

Your idea or someone elses idea that there's already several videos on how too.

I own one and one of the main problems is slack in the steering wheel...poor design.

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Or you can just grease them