Is the metal pressed over the outer race where your arrow points? The bearing would come out if it that outer clutch part wasn't bent over the outer race?
Somewhat disappointed
So As in previous post clutch is off and I ordered oil pump gear, gasket and O-Rings. Found source of whining noise and noted it was this bearing as pointed out by the arrow. Sadly the pulley assembly cannot be serviced all for a $10 bearing I need to buy a $250 clutch! Doesn't sit well with me :tango_face_sad: On a brighter note I didn't need to do a thing with the oil pump. The original gear was just as clean and unworn as the one I removed from the package. Teeth were clean and sharp, no wear at all. I guess regular grade engine oil not as bad for it as thought. Though the PO did do very frequent oil changes so perhaps keeping the oil and filter as fresh as he did helped a lot.
So now I am kind of stuck in limbo again as I wait for a new PTO clutch assembly. Everything else on the clutch is in near perfect shape. Just that **** bearing :tango_face_plain:
So now I am kind of stuck in limbo again as I wait for a new PTO clutch assembly. Everything else on the clutch is in near perfect shape. Just that **** bearing :tango_face_plain:
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The pulley is riveted with some weird rivets. I took a die grinder to them and managed to separate the pulley and expose the bearing but no matter how hard I try I cannot get the "rivets" out of the hub portion. I have tried grinding them off flush, and pounding the living s^&t out of them and they will not loosen up or come out. I guess I will have to bite the bullet. The machine is a later model so I suspect it could be from late mid to late 90's so perhaps anywhere from 20 to 25 years old. I guess if it lasted this long if I go through all this it should last another 10 years anyway. **** at my age I don't even buy green bananas anymore 
so I am thinking with a little regular care it should be fine for a long time to come. **** it lived it's whole life up until last summer when I bought it mowing close to 2 acres. I only have a half acre so it should be fine. I just hate parting with the coin is all.
Once I have it all done I will flush the cooling system, replace the coolant with fresh, I touched up a couple little rust spots on the deck and sharpened the blades, installed a new belt as well so all should be well there.
so I am thinking with a little regular care it should be fine for a long time to come. **** it lived it's whole life up until last summer when I bought it mowing close to 2 acres. I only have a half acre so it should be fine. I just hate parting with the coin is all.Once I have it all done I will flush the cooling system, replace the coolant with fresh, I touched up a couple little rust spots on the deck and sharpened the blades, installed a new belt as well so all should be well there.
Well I have the clutch assembly apart and I think I will be able to use some high quality hardened screws with aircraft nuts plus some loctite stud lock on them to hold the pulley back on to the clutch. I am going to get a second bearing, press it this week and put the machine together
We did have to open the riven holes up just a few thousandths to 1/4" I will post finished photos. Seemed like such a waste to throw out a whole clutch with basically no wear just because of a noisy bearing
We did have to open the riven holes up just a few thousandths to 1/4" I will post finished photos. Seemed like such a waste to throw out a whole clutch with basically no wear just because of a noisy bearing
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So it's all together. I used hardened aircraft grade allen head bolts and hardened aircraft lock nuts along with Loctite blue thread locker. I got to thinking heck the fan is held on by simple bolts no lockers and it stays there. So with the quality of bolts/nuts plus the addition of Loctite Blue I seriously doubt I will ever have an issue plus if I ever have another bearing failure I can still get it apart.
Attached is the finished project. Cost? $10.00 for one bearing and a little time spent at the drill press plus some time pressing old bearing out and new one in. Lots easier to swallow than $250!
Attached is the finished project. Cost? $10.00 for one bearing and a little time spent at the drill press plus some time pressing old bearing out and new one in. Lots easier to swallow than $250!
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