Turning right only blues:(

[dieseltom]

I have a Ransomes Jaguar 4000 and all of a sudden I went from having a great time cutting the lawn to only being able to steer right . If I try and turn left I can spin the wheel a whole bunch of times and nothing happens. I can turn left all day But that doesn't get the lawn cut.

Hydraulic fluid is up and filter is good.
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[DiyDave]

First thing I would check, is the tow valve, if so equipped, on the side that has lost drive. Then pull the hoses, and inspect to see if the inside and outside layers have separated, causing the hose(s) to be blocked. As you drain the hoses, look for metal chips, in the draining fluid. If there is evidence of this, it is a pump or motor going. I am assuming that this mower is a hydro drive, not familiar at all with it. If it is belt driven, inspect the belts, and idler pulleys on the affected side.
 

[dieseltom]

Thanks for the reply I did that I also pulled apart the hydrolic steering unit and could not find any dirt or sticky valves or springs. I was impressed on how little to no ware or dirt any where! Very clean I'm so frustrated with the thing after all the work and still only turning one way.
 

[DiyDave]

are the hydro motors belt driven? If so, also, check the affected side, for a missing key, on the pump pulley. If it's a tandem, in line pump set up, like a skidloader, this will turn into quite a project. If it ain't hoses, usually it's linkages, just start looking for something different, from one side, to the other.
 

[DiyDave]

are the hydro motors belt driven? If so, also, check the affected side, for a missing key, on the pump pulley, or a sheared wheel motor key. If it's a tandem, in line pump set up, like a skidloader, this will turn into quite a project. If it ain't hoses, usually it's linkages, just start looking for something different, from one side, to the other.
 

[dieseltom]

I finally got back to work on the mower and figured it out! The snap ring in the hydrolic ram came off the grove that the center plunger sits. Its a external snap ring and I have to say, its surprising it dose not happen to all these mowers don't get me wrong the Ransom 4000 is built like a tank but one .040 thick snap ring per side seems pretty weak.