That sucker fired right up!

[FP1201]

It's dead of Winter up here in Northern New York; ambient temperature is 18 degrees; a friend of our has a m35 that hasn't been started since June of 2010 we put installed some batteries and it started right up! no heavy cranking, (2) three second bursts and it was running! cannot believe it! after running it for a couple minutes we put it in gear and started moving it through the snow that when we found the first problem: It will steer/turn all the way to the left, but won't go to the right past where it was when parked. The steering gear has been leaking through the pitman shaft (oil residue) the only thing I can figure is rust or ice in the gear....what say you?

 

[doghead]

ice

 

[m-35tom]

yep, ice, use propane torch and remove drain plug.

 

[diesel583]

Sounds like ice, I had an MB that would only turn left till the exhaust warmed up the steering gearthen it was fine.

 

[Maverick1701]

ice

^ this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=149jGeIlx3I

 

[wreckerman893]

Ya got to love a deuce.