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Changing Clutch Pulley Bearing on JD G

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I have a 1952 JD G that the clutch pulley makes a squaking noise when clutch lever is disengaged. I'm guessing it is the bearing inside. Do you have to pull the pulley of to get bearing out? If so how bad a job is it? Clutch works perfectly fine when engaged.
 
Pretty easy job. Hardest part is getting the drive disk off & the race off the crank. You may have to remove your right tire for the pulley to clear the crankshaft too. Bearing is retained by a snap ring & large washer. You better change the race on the crank too if indeed the bearing is shot. The noise could also be worn teeth on drive disk that mesh into the sliding plate. This wear comes from not engaging the clutch while the engine is running. I see far too many people do this and if that pulley bearing seizes if the tractor is in gear, that tractor is out of control.
 
When engaged, that bearing does not turn. And if (eventually when) that bearing locks up, you are permanently engaged. This is very dangerous. NEVER leave a 2-cyl Deere running in gear with disengaged clutch. Clutch needs to be ALWAYS engaged unless changing gears or engaging pto.
 
Here's the bearing cross numbers you will need.
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When I got my '60 in 1971, I always put it out of gear and engaged the clutch (brake latches engaged) before getting off a running tractor. Just seemed the right thing to do. When I got an operators manual years later, I patted myself on the back ;^)
 
Use (2) 1/2" bolts with a square nut on the inside of the 2 slots you see casted in the driver. (If you use a hex nut it will spin.) Then evenly tighten each bolt a little at a time after they bottom out against the bottom of the pulley to act as a puller.
 
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