Dana Spicer etc Aftermarket WAS for John Deere etc for 300 €

Planning AOG on JD 6530.
have not yet decided, but one of the options would go for the genuine WAS.

There’s a great video of some guy drilling the axle of a Fendt

but neither I have a lathe nor am I comfortable to drill on security relevant parts.

But the process seems quite similiar to change the parts by genuine or equivalent ones.

So I scanned the spare part list and looked for prices at GRANIT, when I found that most of the parts are available from a company named “DANA SPICER” as well. Odds are that they even produce the axle for John Deere.

At the end of some odyssee, here I found the drawing
https://www.granit-parts.com/e/explosion/Lenkung-Vorderachse/DANA-SPICER-Vorderachse/Stuecklisten/Stuecklisten-Achstyp-730/730-252/730-06-29-Untersetzung?locale=de
(May be you need an account to see it)


This are images of the parts

And here the cost (Granit parts as of May 2025) - sorry for the German labelling.

(Remark: the pos numbers refer to the John Deere part list and do not match the DANA image above)

The sensor itself, I could not found from DANA, but 116 € for the JD seems quite a common price for such a thing.
Had not one in my fingers yet, so no clue on the pinout and electric properties, whether they are simply mechanical potentiometers or some active electronic circuitry with whatever signal. So may be wise to start with the sensor.

Dear mechanics, what’s the estimated effort to change this parts?
Just lift the axle a bit and pull the plate off?
I’t a 2008 made tractor, so odds of rust are quite high…

From the images it is hard to see whether part 52 (DANA numbering) fits through the bearing or whether the bearing has to be pulled as well.

When I have to see my garage, total price ma multiply…

any knowledge in the community regarding the pinout and signalling of John Deere AL175214 (replaces AL150206 ) sensor?

looks good at the first glance, but contraciting in itself at the second:

You need to pull the pin out #51 which could be rusted but I got mine loose by hammering chisels underneath the cap and hammering the side of cap to make it turn. The bearing is a tapered roller bearing , might need to pry out the dirt seal but bearing comes out by hand

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OK, I’ll give it a try.

I found a variant of the Kyocera Sensor (with one output only instead of the two nobody seems to have need for) for 45 €
https://www.mouser.de/ProductDetail/KYOCERA-AVX/9168000010

Parts have some weeks lead time, however.

Does it have enough range? It’s±45 degree, maybe±60 would be better.

hmmm.
it has better resolution in the relevant area, but may just go black/white at oversteering?
As far as I got it, it does not have a mechanical limit, so nothing gets broke

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Should have 90 deg sensing range 45 deg both directions