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Reading in the maintenance manual re servicing my 354, came across a note about lubricating the clutch throw out bearing with the funny looking grease gun than came with the spare parts . Does anybody have a picture of where this grease fitting is on the throw out bearing and how to access it?
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If you're looking for something on the order of a Zerk fitting, there isn't one on the throwout bearing. If the bearing is meant to be greased, and many are simply sealed bearings that don't get serviced, there will be a small hole in the side of it somewhere. You use a grease needle on that hole and pump in a couple small squirts of grease with that. You don't want to over-grease it or it will sling grease onto the clutch, which is a bad thing. If you watch closely, you might be able to see a trace of grease begin to extrude out where the shell meets the race – if you do, that's enough grease. If not, stop at two small squirts.
In order to determine if you have one of the grease-able bearings, you'll need to get in there with a rag or cotton swabs and some solvent to clean the outside of the bearing shell to reveal the hole. You'll want a good strong flashlight, too. Once ou find the elusive hole, run a piece of copper or brass wire into it to clear out and hardened grease that might be blocking it.
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The book also used to say fill the radiator with clean creek water,I have been selling Jinmas since 2002 and none of them came with greasable throw out bearings, they use sealed bearings now.
Tommy
Affordable Tractor Sales
“Your Jinma Parts Superstore”
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Tommy,
Are you telling me that I've been wasting my money importing clean creek water for my radiator? You mean I could have been using regular ol' purified water all this time? Good grief – next you'll be telling me that I don't really need to fill the engine with boiling water to help with cold-weather starting in Winter!
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Don't tell everybody Rich, I have gallons of clean creek water on the shelf
Tommy
Affordable Tractor Sales
“Your Jinma Parts Superstore”
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Lake Billy Chinook is just up the road apiece, the only lake in the US that I know of that is pristine enough for Bull Trout to spawn naturally (they need really, really clean water). Bet I could get my hands on some really, really clean creek water!
Oh and you can fish for them, 1 per day, minimum 28″.
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