oil to valve train on 440ic

brampton6626 · Post by **brampton6626** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 7:32 am

just rebuilt 2 cyl gas engine on 440ic. wanted to prime oil pump before installing in machine, tried turning flywheel by hand hoping to lubricate everything before fireing up, no oil to valve train, maybe can't turn fast enough by hand to get enough psi?. any thoughts. great forum

Post by **Lavoy** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 7:56 am

It takes a long time to get oil to the valve train, it is just a trickle. Pour oil on rocker shaft, arms, valves and such, and you will be good to go.
Lavoy

DukeofDeere · Post by **DukeofDeere** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 10:17 am

Lucas works well too.
Stays on the parts longer than oil.
The oil filter has to fill up first before oil goes anywhere else. This is why it takes so long to see oil up top in the valve train.
Time to design a replacement filter with a check valve to keep the oil in it.

Duke

brampton6626 · Post by **brampton6626** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 10:46 am

will install engine the way it is . one other question, replaced engine pressure plate and clutch disk, any certain way the disk goes in, bigger spline hub towards transmission or towards engine, right now it is toward transmission, just want to make sure it is o.k before i do any more work . thanks for all the help

Post by **Lavoy** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:36 pm

Wide portion to the transmission otherwise it will drag on the flywheel. Remember to set the fingers with the JD7 gauge prior to mounting the engine back on the crawler.
Lavoy

brampton6626 · Post by **brampton6626** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:02 pm

believe i got it right then, already used jd7 tool, think we are o.k to go . thanks for the info lavoy

vtjoe · Post by **vtjoe** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:05 pm

that last comment by Lavoy is A MUST for a long term clutch life
get the tool same one for finals if my memory is still accurate

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oil to valve train on 440ic

oil to valve train on 440ic

thanks guys

a must

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