Screeching Clutch

[Loonie]

Hi all, my first post though I've had this B21 for about 7 years. I have a 2004 B21 and recently starting to hear a screeching sound when i press the clutch. No noise otherwise. Replaced the engine and clutch a couple years ago and that wasn't happening, just started recently. Any suggestions or ideas where to look or what to look at, adjust, lubricate, etc.?

 

[bucktail]

Did the throw-out bearing get changed when the clutch was changed?

 

[Loonie]

Did the throw-out bearing get changed when the clutch was changed?

The engine came with the clutch all assembled but throw out bearing is I believe external to all that so, no, it was not changed. That's kind of what I was thinking but I hope not because I think that means pulling the engine again. Unless there's another way to change it out?

 

[Mudball]

I dont know if this is even the right issue or same parts your referring to or not but I hope it is and I hope it might help. Half way in the video he talks about an accessible grease fitting.
Good luck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1psb8DKmrnE

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

This is a common misconception but the grease fitting on older tractors does not grease the throwout bearing it just greases the tube that it slides on.

No easy way to do the throwout bearing besides tearing it down, but your problem could also be the pilot bearing in the crank (if equipped) you would do that at the same time as the throwout bearing.

I would also seriously consider replacing the clutch and pressure plate, because if the throwout bearing has been eating into the forks of the pressure plate it will be damaged, and anytime you change the pressure plate it's a smart choice to change the disk too.

 

[Loonie]

I dont know if this is even the right issue or same parts your referring to or not but I hope it is and I hope it might help. Half way in the video he talks about an accessible grease fitting.
Good luck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1psb8DKmrnE

Thanks, I do have an access hole on the side of the housing so should be able to pull that and see in there, hope mine is like that but the manual I have with exploded views doesn't show parts like that. Appreciate it.

 

[Loonie]

This is a common misconception but the grease fitting on older tractors does not grease the throwout bearing it just greases the tube that it slides on.

No easy way to do the throwout bearing besides tearing it down, but your problem could also be the pilot bearing in the crank (if equipped) you would do that at the same time as the throwout bearing.

I would also seriously consider replacing the clutch and pressure plate, because if the throwout bearing has been eating into the forks of the pressure plate it will be damaged, and anytime you change the pressure plate it's a smart choice to change the disk too.

Yep, that's what I was afraid of if I can't grease it like Mudball mentioned. But if I have to split the tractor, we'll, been there done it. Thanks for the suggestion to replace the other parts while in there.