350B Steer clutch adjustment question

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Rick Kr
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350B Steer clutch adjustment question

Post by Rick Kr » Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:16 pm

I am in the middle of adjusting my right steer clutch, and I am stuck at this part in the manual...

Pull back clutch control arm until throw-out bearing just contacts the clutch fingers. Turn spring loaded rod until rod matches ball join and slip down ower joint.

How can I tell when the bearing touches the clutch fingers? I can't seem to feel it, and I can't see in there, am I looking in the right spot?

Thanks in advance,
Rick
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NH3930 4x4 w/loader & tree spade. AC WC.

andregrondin
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Post by andregrondin » Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:08 am

Hi !

What I did is put a mirror and a light as far as you can into the housing
and thus you will be able to see when the thowout bearing start to touch
the clutch finger.

I have a 350 straight dry clutch system .
Dig in boy !!
J-D 350 straight 1966
model # = T4F3D
serial # = 08883T

J-D 690-B 1980
model # = D690B
serial # = 007364T

Mack RB688S 1990 dumper

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Post by gerald » Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:58 am

I have 1970 350 and rebuilt both steering clutch. the left side squaws after it warms up. I keep haveing to mess with the brake band . I back it off an the noise stops but then I'm pulling way to far back , It turns very good but the noise isn't . I like the mirrow an light idea.
I'm thinking there is something jack up on the brake band adjustment bolt.
1970 350 crawer/loader 93a back hoe

Rick Kr
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Post by Rick Kr » Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:11 am

Following the JD manual and it works like new.

Thanks,
Rick
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Post by KenP » Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:45 am

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Post by Rick Kr » Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:24 pm

Ken,

Once I figured out how to stand on my head to look in the inspection hole to see the throwout bearing things were ok. Slow but ok. I went one sentence at a time, and it worked.

I have an aftermarket cab which took longer every time I had to crawl out of and off the machine to grab another tool, or read the manual.

Now I just have to wait for things to dry out a little from this last rain and then back to peeling off topsoil.

Rick
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NH3930 4x4 w/loader & tree spade. AC WC.

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