Greasing Question

I have not greased my Farmall H is a long time. I watched some You-Tube videos about where my grease fittings are. How can I tell when I added enough grease on each fitting? My riding lawn mover has grease fittings and I stop when I see grease coming out of the wheel bearings. Is there a visual indication on my Farmall H?
 
(quoted from post at 07:20:25 06/21/18) I have not greased my Farmall H is a long time. I watched some You-Tube videos about where my grease fittings are. How can I tell when I added enough grease on each fitting? My riding lawn mover has grease fittings and I stop when I see grease coming out of the wheel bearings. Is there a visual indication on my Farmall H?

You really need a manual as some are hidden & some have a specific procedure.
 
My opinion is you don't want to over grease the clutch throwout bearing as the lube on the friction surface causes a bad time and unhappy repair.

The rest of them if you gave 2 shots you're in good shape. The main thing is to make sure the zerk is as clean as you can get it beforehand, and second, that the grease gun coupler is connnected well enough so the grease goes into the fitting and not around the outside of it. If there's a giant blob left on the zerk, then something was wrong and the running surface didn't actually receive the lube.

As i posted in another thread I'm a fan of STP Oil Treatment (blue bottle, thick golden petroleum "honey") for the distributor shaft and gear case. I feel like the oil does a better job of moving around, lubricating the gears and bearings and is fully compatible with the oil-side of the engine.
 
(quoted from post at 11:44:57 06/21/18) Years ago after having a clutch put in my M, the mechanic at the IH garage told me to never grease the throwout bearing. This was after he removed a huge blob
of grease. Ellis

I would not say never, you surely do grease it every 8 hours.
 
(quoted from post at 12:36:52 06/21/18) no way to grease the pilot bearing but you can grease the throw-out bearing

H pilot is not greaseable????

Been many years since I greased an H, on the M you can grease thru the flywheel, mark on the crank pulley to line it up.
 

I completed the greasing today. All the grease fittings where clean and accepted a few squirts of grease. Thanks for the advice. BTW I only put 1 squirt in the clutch bearing.
 
Where does anybody get the idea the pilot bearing is not greaseable? Ours greases, you have to use the hole in the bottom of the casting under the flywheel to grease it, in the outside diameter of the flywheel there is a grease fitting.
The one I didn't know about was the one for the shaft to crank it. Never even heard dad or anybody mention that one when I was learning to grease the tractors over 50 years ago. It is up under the radiator on the bottom of the casting where the shaft would slide in and out for hand cranking.
 
(quoted from post at 06:16:43 06/23/18) Where does anybody get the idea the pilot bearing is not greaseable? Ours greases, you have to use the hole in the bottom of the casting under the flywheel to grease it, in the outside diameter of the flywheel there is a grease fitting.
The one I didn't know about was the one for the shaft to crank it. Never even heard dad or anybody mention that one when I was learning to grease the tractors over 50 years ago. It is up under the radiator on the bottom of the casting where the shaft would slide in and out for hand cranking.

Back to post 2, I find a manual necessary for new equipment.

All this stuff is in the manuals that can be had off ebay for a few bucks.

The hidden fittings, the water pump shaft, the distributor all have different greaseing requirements.

Poster said 2 squirts everywhere, I think rear wheels call for 5??
 
The three zerks that you do not want to over grease are then pilot bearing, the water pump impeller shaft, and the distributor gear housing.

If you have a clutch disk without the grease slinger (I have seen some replacements that did not have it) over greasing the pilot bearing may put grease on the clutch disk.

Over greasing the water pump impeller shaft will put grease into the cooling system.

Over greasing the distributor drive gears will force grease into the distributor and cause loss of spark. All of the rest of them can make a mess but should not cause any other problems.
 
Over greasing the pilot bearing or throwout bearing can get grease on the clutch. Ever try to catch a greased pig, or watch someone try?

Really these bearings don't need much grease, if any. Even the recommended intervals are too frequent.
 

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