GC2300 Steering Cylinder Keepers Fix Solved!!! Read description.

This is how I reused the old bent "keepers" holding the steering cylinder on. If you put old ones back on, they will bend again more easily, if you do not do this fix. This is a way to keep them from bending again. I used .265" by 1" strap. I would say .250" will work just fine too. ALWAYS put your ground clamp directly on the work piece before welding. NEVER allow the current to travel through a movable cylinder, or such things, or through any wiring. You can blow a circuit or alternator, etc. I did have new keepers , but decided to try this fix with the old ones first. I will have the new ones if I ever need them. After two weeks of hard running, they are perfectly fine with zero movement in them.