New Holland 273 plunger issue needs new bearings

Shealray · Jun 11, 2017

Found out my plunger bearing went bad. Pretty obvious when you look at the plunger you can see they are broke. So now I am pulling the plunger, any tips or tricks to make it easier? Also where is the cheapest price to get these bearings? Looked over the hay forks bearing saw one of them was bad.
I know I will have to take shoot support brackets on side off and lower the hay dogs. Any other things I should be watching for? All comments welcome. Thank you all so much for helping.

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Mike(NEOhio) · Jun 11, 2017

Slide some flat bars under the hay dogs to keep them out of the chamber for when you put it back in. It will pull out past the dogs but they catch on the way in. Easier to do it first. Find a helper. Going back in, the connecting rod will drop through the frame and hang it up. Obvious, but I'd never done one before. WATCH YOUR FINGERS! Lots of pinch points.

Hayfarmer · Jun 11, 2017

which plunger bearing is bad? you may also want to check the rails the bearings ride on and against for wear. If like other NH models you can trade one fo the other and get a new surface. Of course some of the bols will break off when to try to loosten the rails but you will probably have to do it to realign the plunger anyway. Hopefully you have an operators manual to help with plunger adjustment and setting knives

Shealray · Jun 12, 2017

(quoted from post at 20:20:16 06/11/17) which plunger bearing is bad? you may also want to check the rails the bearings ride on and against for wear. If like other NH models you can trade one fo the other and get a new surface. Of course some of the bols will break off when to try to loosten the rails but you will probably have to do it to realign the plunger anyway. Hopefully you have an operators manual to help with plunger adjustment and setting knives

ooking towards the flywheel it is the right bearing.

Dralon · Jun 12, 2017

Sounds like my 273 however i did not have the trouble that you have with the plunger arm. But almost every single bearing in that baler needed to be changed. Do yourself if you take the plunger out check all the bearing and change is needed.

Now for cheaper bearings there is a&i suppliers that have online stores they have some of the bearings you need or you can try "Baler parts and service". They work with a supplier that have china bearing. Just be careful last year they sent me the wrong bearing and didn't realize right away and now i am stuck with them and have to buy new ones but this time from the New Holland dealer

I wish you good luck on repairing your baler. Mine in pieces i decided since i needed to do a major overhaul that i was going to repaint quite a few pieces

charlie n · Jun 12, 2017

Can't say if they're the cheapest.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plunger-Bea...938722?hash=item1eaf87e922:g:tzwAAOSw6kxXIAsS

Shealray · Jun 12, 2017

(quoted from post at 05:24:09 06/12/17) Can't say if they're the cheapest.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plunger-Bea...938722?hash=item1eaf87e922:g:tzwAAOSw6kxXIAsS

Thanks so far the cheapest I have found.

Shealray · Jun 12, 2017

Your going to make it pretty to use.

RodinNS · Jun 12, 2017

Plunger bearings, given the tolerances they run... the time it takes to replace and setup.. and the absolute potential for a bad pile-up when
they fail... are not something that I would tend to buy on price spec. I'd want to stick to Timken/SKF/NTN/Fafnir type stuff rather than the
cheapest price, no name, chinese. You're more likely to get the good stuff from NH... but that's not a guarantee either. However, I would be
looking for good name brand rather than cheap.

Rod

Shealray · Jun 12, 2017

(quoted from post at 07:17:44 06/12/17) Plunger bearings, given the tolerances they run... the time it takes to replace and setup.. and the absolute potential for a bad pile-up when
they fail... are not something that I would tend to buy on price spec. I'd want to stick to Timken/SKF/NTN/Fafnir type stuff rather than the
cheapest price, no name, chinese. You're more likely to get the good stuff from NH... but that's not a guarantee either. However, I would be
looking for good name brand rather than cheap.

Rod

Just got plunger out. Found part number from parts DWG. Lots of places sell them looking for best price for same part number, that should work correct?

old · Jun 12, 2017

Check local auto parts places like O'Reilly's etc. Many like O'Reilly's may have life time warranty on them.

ArleninOr · Jun 12, 2017

Shealray, just looked and have a handful of plunger bearings in NH packages. E-mail is open

Shealray · Jun 12, 2017

interested how do I get your email?

RodinNS · Jun 12, 2017

Not necessarily... Lots of places sell parts with the OEM part number and china parts in the box. Some are good and some not so much. I would
prefer to stick to the name brand bearings in the box. That may come aftermarket or it may come OEM. Buying OEM is no guarantee anymore that
it will be a good part either...

Rod

Shealray · Jun 12, 2017

(quoted from post at 19:21:02 06/12/17) Not necessarily... Lots of places sell parts with the OEM part number and china parts in the box. Some are good and some not so much. I would
prefer to stick to the name brand bearings in the box. That may come aftermarket or it may come OEM. Buying OEM is no guarantee anymore that
it will be a good part either...

Rod

Thanks

ArleninOr · Jun 12, 2017

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