Hi Grumpy
thanks so much for the detailed post
i have emailed greenfield about these parts a bout a week ago .. i have not had a response
Im keen to get as many new parts for the steering as possible instead of modified problem is goin to be finding them or even a doner mower
what there be a another type of mower with the same components i could use to widen the search for parts , might make finding new parts easier
i will report back this after noon i will take pictures of every steering component i think needs to be replaced
but so far i know that everything from steering column forward should be replaced