[AJD] Lawn Tractor

[Dave]

It's a thought, but at this point I am going to wait and see. I think as 
long as I keep the valves adjusted properly I think it will be fine.

Dave

Dee Schuyler wrote:

> Dave,
> Now this probably will sound dumb, but is there enough meat on the 
> rocker arm to be able to either deepen the cup with either a hand held 
> dremel with a small round stone. or take them to your local machine 
> shop and see if they could do it? Seems to me it would be a simple fix 
> IF you have enough meat in the rocker arm pocket?
> If not how about changing the radius on the push rod? All the above 
> will be hardened  so it would be a grinding operation, not a lathe 
> project.
> Just a thought?
> Dee
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave" <deere at gwltd.com>
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> Subject: Re: [AJD] Lawn Tractor
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>> They told me that Deere was aware that there have been a few of these 
>> bending the rods. Personally I think the reason mine bent, was sloppy 
>> valve clearance. The rocker arms are a poor design in my opinion, the 
>> cup on the rocker arm that the rod fits into is not very deep and if 
>> the valves get a little sloppy they will slip pot of the rockers arms 
>> and then you got trouble. So I plan to get the head fins cleaned out 
>> and check the valve clearance twice or more per mowing season.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> TSmith1499 at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> I will have to say that this is the first time I have heard of that 
>>> problem. I know we have sold
>>> over 100 Z-Traks and I don't think I have ever heard of this 
>>> happening to any of our customers..........so far.
>>> Tom &  Beth Smith
>>> Mount Airy, MD. Tsmith1499 at aol.com
>>> 1942 JD LA 1945  Unstyled AR
>>> 1957 720D Standard
>>> 1959 JD 435
>>> 1961 JD 3010
>>> 1969 JD 55  Combine
>>>
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