[Farmall] Clutch throwout bearing

[John Bailey]

Sounds like I'm kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. The roller 
bearings aren't any good. The aftermarket graphite bearings aren't any good. 
The IH bearing leaves something to be desired. The roller bearing style does 
not have any kind of grease fitting. If I repack the bearing before I 
install it, how long will the grease last. How much grease should I put in 
it. Any advice would be appreciated. Has anyone ever fit a grease zerk to 
the bearing so that it can be greased thru the inspection hole?

John



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Tractorman453657 at aol.com>
To: <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Clutch throwout bearing


>I have had a roller bearing ( TOB ) in my loader cub forover 6 years with
> no problems. I use the tractor every day to do heavy lifting in my shop. 
> ( a
> lot  of clutching ) . Before I had a graphite replacement bearing that
> lasted  only a month. It was a case IH part. I since have been using 
> roller
> bearings in all the cubs I restore. I Have installed 15 in the last 5 
> years and
> have had  NO problems. ButT! I repack the bearing before I install  them.
>
>
> In a message dated 4/29/2009 7:49:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> ejpuckett at centurytel.net writes:
>
> If you  buy the C/Ih graphite bearing you will find it lasts better.  I
> have  tried the roller/ball bearing types, and also aftermarket graphite
> ones.  neither lasted more thna a few months.  The IH graphite  bearing
> comes prelubed with the graphite soaked with oil.  the after  market ones
> are dry and do not get any lube till it soaks through the  graphite form
> the rear.
>
> Tractorman453657 at aol.com wrote:
>>  Mike is correct in that the original graphite bearings lasted 50 +
> years.
>> The problem with the replacement graphite bearings made today  are they
> are
>> foreign made and are of poor quality. I have had  NO luck with them. The
>> reason someone came up with the idea of  a roller  replacement is because
> of
>> the poor quality  replacement bearings made of graphite.  The roller
> bearing
>> will last  a long time also . the problem is that the  roller  bearings
> has
>> very little grease in them so you  have to pop the seal and  repack it
> with a
>> good quality wheel  bearing grease. I have posted this many  times on the
>> fourm.When  you receive your warranted bearing  pop the seal  and repack
> it. It
>> will last much longer than the graphite bearings made   today.
>>
>>
>> .....
>>
>
> -- 
> John *.?-!.* cub owner
>
> E. John Puckett
> 10142 Mahagony  Rd.
> Potosi, Mo. 63664
> 573-438-2799
> cell  573-210-0061
>
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