Posted by rpirkle1 on July 12, 2011 at 04:14:52 from (71.59.9.111):
Well...
I learned that I jump to conclusions too quick and that some folks can get in a rush with field repairs.
Story...
Sunday I had the Super C out checking her out and planning to wash for a show next weekend.
Circle the yard... hear something go "clunk" look down and realize the right front has decided to go it's own way sorta. Wobbling way bad.. not tracking to it's sister. Think it's lost it's bearings.
Run the C up on a brick on the good front .... right one literally falls off the axle.
What I can see in the top of the grease is the remnants of the outer bearing cage for the outside bearing. Also see half-dozen bearings too.
Instant conclusion... (without taking apart since I had 8 other projects in need of attention and not wanting to dig into axle grease right that minute) need new bearing and race. WRONG.
Go to the day job on Monday... order bearings... pickup bearings after the autoparts store gets them from warehouse.
Start taking wheel apart from the cap side... what the heck... this bearing is still whole. Cup/race looks reasonably good too. Keep digging old grease out of wheel. More bearings ... wth..
Find the axle nut... stripped clean of threads :( Find pieces of cotter pin.. Pretty much throw everything in a bucket and start cleaning. Haven't found washer at all.
Start cleaning the axle and the inside bearing. Found ding on axle that keeps the outside bearing from sliding all the way in when I washed it.
Inside bearings look good... both races/cups in the wheel look good once I washed all the old grease out.
Current thoughts...
1) I jumped to a bad conclusion Sunday on first seeing the old bearing cage
2) Somewhere in it's past someone had a bearing failure (possibly in the middle of a field) and dinged the axle. Rather than pulling it all apart and cleaning out, they grabbed what was easy to see of the old one, pushed the new one in as far as it would go (burying the old cage and some of the old bearings in grease) and put the nut on without a washer.
3) I'm starting to understand why so many folks think the first thing to do with a new to them tractor is take it apart and see all of it.
What I'm thinking this morning (have day job to deal with first)...
1) File off the burr on the axle so the bearing fits right
2) Pickup a couple of new washers (picked up new axle nut last night).
3) Still debating on washing the old bearing some more and returning new bearing.
4) Inclined to NOT deal with the cups/races right now as it's hotter than hades and I've still got other projects. I'd already been thinking that the front end was going to be a fall/winter project since it was loose when I got it.
5) Soon as I've got the right one remounted, I'm going to pull the left and inspect the nut/cotter pin / bearings (Heck I ordered/picked up enough to do the outers on both sides, may as well while the tools are out and I've got axle grease all over... )
Questions...
1) Anyone ran into situation where old bearing pieces just pushed into the grease and left before?
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