I was given a JD 214WS wire tie baler by a friend. The baler has sat in a barn or under a shed roof in a dry climate for 5-6 years. Once I got it cleaned up and lubed, I started checking it out by hand-turning it. All was well until the needles were supposed to trip to come up. Something snapped, and in checking it out, it seemed to be a shear pin on the rod used to adjust the needles stroke. The baler is different from what is shown and described in the manual, which has a brake on the needles disk. This brake is separate. Here's the URL for a picture of it, with the adjustment pushrod on the left and the brake mechanism on the right. The shear pin was brass, about 3/16" diameter, and located at the lower end of the adjustment rod where the nail is through the shear pin hole.Link I'm guessing the brake is frozen and I have to take it apart, clean and reassemble it. Since it's different that what's in the manual, can anybody tell me what the torque should be for a starting point? Second question...when I bought shear bolts for the flywheel from the JD dealer, the ones he gave me are a loose fit in the hole, and longer than the thickness, with lock nuts. Thus the shear bolts fit loosely. Here's a URL for a picture. Link Is this correct? The ones the previous owner used were a tight fit in the hole, and just long enough to tighten the nut. Fourth question...how much am I risking trouble by not taking all of the slip clutches apart, cleaning them, reassembling to the correct torques, testing the slip point, before trying to bale? As mentioned, the baler has been idle for 5-6 years in a dry climate, in a barn except for the last two years when it was outside under a shed roof. Last question...how do I get at the knife to sharpen it? Thanks for any help you can provide. Chuck, WA
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