Rack & Pinion Broke

This morning the rack & pinion decided to break. Was literally 2 minutes from parking this & heard a click & a snap! No wheels turning, so there it sits inside, in the way.

Glad it didn't happen while I was out driving, though. Can anyone provide the name of a seller for Gator 825i rack & pinion parts? Something of at least Original Equipment quality or better? Where have you gotten replacement parts?

And to add insult to injury....

1. I just finished making loan payments on the Gator in March this year.
2. This morning, a turkey decided to strike the passenger side of my car & broke the side view mirror, thankfully I'm fine & no other damage to the car. $65 + shipping to fix that, too.

Oh well, Breaking out the repair manual & taking a better look at it this week to see exactly what happened, will let you know.

Too bad! Let us know how easy it is to fix.

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My mechanic called & has taken a look & said it needs the bearings replaced, so he can rebuild it. I was lucky it came apart in the barn he said, instead of imploding on the trail. Hopefully will get pictures of the damage this weekend when I visit the shop. BTW, does anyone know of a Technical Service Bulletin for the steering rack? I haven't received any mail of that nature yet w/ this machine. Thank you.

Can't believe it's been just over 3 weeks since this came apart. Got the steering rack rebuilt & installed earlier this week. The Mechanic, aka my brother test drove it & said it's fine. Took it out myself yesterday for an hour & you know what, he was right, go figure. My toy is up running again! Sorry, the mechanic forgot to take pics, now what else can I buy for this?

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Originally Posted by BillT

My mechanic called & has taken a look & said it needs the bearings replaced, so he can rebuild it. I was lucky it came apart in the barn he said, instead of imploding on the trail. Hopefully will get pictures of the damage this weekend when I visit the shop. BTW, does anyone know of a Technical Service Bulletin for the steering rack? I haven't received any mail of that nature yet w/ this machine. Thank you.

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Does JD send TSB's to the consumer or to the dealers?


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bradhill, not entirely sure myself, I'd say the dealers get them, but as long as you're the registered owner, you should get notices.

1. When I had a 2012 Gator, I received a new emissions sticker directly from JD via the USPS & a letter saying 'remove the old emissions sticker & replace it with this.'
   
2. When I had a Commander, Can Am sent me a letter saying go to your dealer w/ this letter & get a spark arrestor / fire prevention kit, installed free of charge, for the 2012 model.
   
3. My car manufacturer has sent me numerous Voluntary Recall Notices, the last 1 is to have a free undercoating done for cars from 2010-2013. Speaking of which, I have to call them about this.

Also you might check out the Consumer Product Safety Commissions webpage at CPSC.gov & type in whichever product you have. A search for John Deere Gator usually brings up all Gators, riding mowers & the like.

hi bill I also have a 2014 825i but haven't received any recall are they just going on serial numbers or are all of that year giving problems

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Originally Posted by campoman

hi bill I also have a 2014 825i but haven't received any recall are they just going on serial numbers or are all of that year giving problems

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Hi campoman, here you'll find more informations