john deere 40

[mwalkerd]

i have a john deere 40 i bought that looks great but clutch is making noise unless i depress clutch, then noise goes away. does anyone have any experiance in rebuilding the clutch in a classic tractor like this??
thanks
monty in nebraska

 

[mfreund]

I don't have experience with the 40. But a normal situation I would say the throw out bearing is bad. Are you talking about a two cylinder 40?

 

[mwalkerd]

yes an old 1954 jd 40 - i'm an oil, and gas ONLY kinda guy, but i can follow a manual. does a repair book exist to fix clutch issue

 

[ejb17]

The books are out there. Try Jensales. The pilot and throwout bearings probably need replacing. Do both while you have the tractor split. I replaced both on my 420 crawler which is almost an identicle setup to yours. For a few more dollars you may want to have the flywheel turned flat and replace the clutch. You dont want to split the tractor twice, unless of course you like to!

 

[mfreund]

Here is a I&T aftermarket manual, but I have heard they are not the best.

YT Catalog Search

Here is Jensales.

Ford 8N, Farmall Cub, Original Operators, Technical, and Service Manuals, and Parts Catalogs for dozers, tractors, combines, implements, road graders.

This guy is near me and is a nice guy.

John Deere Service Manual for the 40 Tractor SM2013, John Deere Manual for the Model 40