Steering gear and anti- scalp wheel lube?

[hanz63]

I seem to not be consistent on lubrication when doing maintenance. Sometimes I use a light chain lube at times to get some lube inside the steering shaft bushings, then hit the sector gears while I'm at it. I may brush some Fluid Film on sector gears if I'm say lubing a height adjuster knob. Or some chassis grease while I'm there. Most times I don't grease gauge wheels unless they are set up with a zirc. How many here do? Or even sector gears for that matter to keep from attracting dirt that will get ground in? Any comments on my lubes I use good or bad?

[KE4AVB]

Hopefully the "zirc" is actually "zerk" fittings.

Normally I don't grease these gauge (gage) wheels since they are not meant to used all the time even though some customers insist on using them 100% of the time mowing. They actually meant to prevent scalping only. Considering the amount of dirt and dust they are exposed to it is actually asking for more problems. I do replace quite a few of them and the related hardware but it is mainly from proper use.

Steering sector gear teeth I leave dry but do place some anti seize on the pivot points as I assembly them. Mainly to keep water out and keep the rust down.

BTW oil and grease does keep things moving but make one heck of a mess. It took nearly 4 hours to clean a Husqvarna under carriage last Summer where the owner ran it with a severe engine PTO seal leak. I was scraping off inches of dirt and oil. I got near two five gallon buckets full off it before I pressure washed the rest off. It reminded of those dump trucks I used to service where I had to scrape off dirt and grease just to find the zerks.

Once I fixed the other shop's mistake which they had the mower in for 3x for the same oil leak, I did find a second leak on transaxle.

Anyway others will have the own ways with dealing with these areas. It just the way I deal with them.