[AT] IH cub

[Thomas O. Mehrkam]

He must be a quick learner :-}

Mike Sloane wrote:

> Cecil has had a Cub for 2 months now, and suddenly he is an expert. :-) 
> Actually, what he described is the clutch release "bearing", which is 
> not a typical roller bearing but a carbon-like ring that gets greased 
> (by most Cub owners) once every 10 years or so. :-)
> 
> Based on the description of the noise, I am sorry to say that it sounds 
> like the front transmission bearing. Have you checked the level of fluid 
> in the transmission? It could just be dry. Unfortunately, checking out 
> the play in the bearing cannot (as far as I know) be done without 
> splitting the tractor and wiggling the input shaft. Splitting the 
> tractor and replacing the bearing isn't all that big a deal in a Cub, 
> and the service manual for the Cub gives you step by step directions 
> that are easy to follow. If you leave the clutch alone, you should be 
> able to do the whole job in a (shade tree mechanic) day.
> 
> Mike
> 
> Cecil E Monson wrote:
> 
>>>> Bigdog,
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> any idea what make the noise in the drive line when it is idling, 
>>>>> as soon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> as
>>>
>>>>> you put the clutch in it stops. Due cubs have a tendency to do this 
>>>>> or is
>>>>> there a bearing on the main shaft to the trans and then to the pto 
>>>>> thats
>>>>> causes this ? sounds like its at the pto end of the trans.
>>>>>
>>>>> Don
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>     There is a bearing that has to be greased from time to time behind
>> the clutch on the Cub. Get under the Cub with a flashlight and look up 
>> thru
>> the access hole in the bottom of the torque tube behind the clutch. 
>> You will
>> see a grease fitting up in there. Give it grease with a grease gun 
>> until it
>> comes out the sides. Then run the tractor and play with the clutch. It 
>> may
>> take a couple days for the grease to spread out and cover the surfaces of
>> that bearing but it will eventually do it and the noise will go away. 
>> There
>> is a lot of information on the Cub available on line. Go to this 
>> website an
>> and take a look.   http://farmallcub.com/    Also almost every manual you
>> could possibly need is at this website.
>>
>>       http://www.cleancomputes.com/Cub/index.html
>>
>>     Be careful it doesn't get away from you. There is lots of power
>> in the engine compartment. I don't know if John Deere people should be
>> monkeying with Cubs without some instruction.
>>
>> Cecil
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