Dropped one of my balls

ceb5 · Oct 6, 2013

Working on a 78 JD 2040, was making a noise coming from the clutch area. Split it in half today, there are 3 hyd. lines coming from the front to the back and I took 1 apart at a T by the brake pedal and the other 2 slipped out of a box underneath the transmission. I found the source of the noise, it was a bad pilot bearing. My problem is that when I was splitting it apart a 3/8" ball bearing fell out on the shop floor and I have no idea where it came from. It was clean and shiny looking with oil on it, anyone have any ideas?

Bob · Oct 6, 2013

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Does this help? (Diagram is for tractor serial number after 349,000.)

Tx Jim · Oct 6, 2013

Your ball is probably parts key #52
HYDRAULIC OIL LINES
(TRACTOR SERIAL NO. 266750- )

Bob · Oct 6, 2013

Or, #39.

ceb5 · Oct 6, 2013

(quoted from post at 16:41:19 10/06/13) Or, #39.

That is it. After I had posted my first post I found the rest of this check valve scattered on the floor. Thanks a lot for the help.
Have one other question about this tractor, most of the time when I split one I will have the front stationary and roll the back backward. This one I did the opposite way because of not being able to roll the tractor by hand. It feels like the back brakes are locked on it, is there anything I should look for?

Tx Jim · Oct 7, 2013

There are no brake disk return springs that weaken such as the later model utility tractors have.

ceb5 · Oct 7, 2013

(quoted from post at 03:55:34 10/07/13)
There are no brake disk return springs that weaken such as the later model utility tractors have.

Seems like it would wear the disc out a lot quicker.

Dropped one of my balls

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