John Deere - Lead Ball Procedure for Axle Bearing Adjustments

[@normcameron2316]

Love it. takes me back to when mechanics were allowed to touch lead and knew how to use a micrometer.

[@grayday8721]

Thank Cyrus McCormick that ya got it working again! Also, Happy Late Thanksgiving!

[@ikonseesmrno7300]

Same to you! Hope you ate good!!

[@grayday8721]

@@ikonseesmrno7300 I did, did you?

[@sandrapiper3753]

Hello Ikon Sees Mr No Happy Thanksgiving

[@ikonseesmrno7300]

Happy Thanksgiving Sandra!! Hope you eat good & enjoy some great company!

[@jimrankin2583]

Soft wire solder set in grease. Have to have the thicker shims in place so the remaining gap is small enough to crush the wire. Make it into a circle on the end of the axle.

[@cculpepper1]

Aluminum foil balled up works great for this too! You can also modulate the hardness by how much you crumple in!

[@TheDuckofDoom.]

Foil balls do not give results to the same accuracy, they are springy and flex more under normal micrometer force.

[@EnergyTRE]

Happy thanksgiving ikon 🫡💯🇺🇲🙏♾️

[@EnergyTRE]

This one is interactive. Those planetary gears are massive. No wonder they get bad gas mileage 😂

[@EnergyTRE]

But but lead is toxic. I wonder why they didn't use wax or something.

[@ikonseesmrno7300]

Same to you & yours!!

[@ikonseesmrno7300]

@@EnergyTRE But it's fine on your cookies. 🤷‍♂️

[@EnergyTRE]

@@ikonseesmrno7300 😆😆

[@Utuber-x44]

The thumbnail looks like an oreo cookie someone ate the icing

[@ikonseesmrno7300]

You know.... I didn't see the icing returned after it was checked for thickness.

[@normcameron2316]

A time when mechanics were allowed to make basic tools, like a piece of flat iron with a nut welded to it. The safety people/lawyers put a stop to that.

[@2OO_OK]

Was this info dealer only or could end users of the equipment get it?

[@jamesbieniek8290]

Probably dealer intended but back in the day the dealer would likely have shared. Not like it is today.

[@2OO_OK]

@@jamesbieniek8290 Yes back when JD treated the customer like a partner for mutual benefit instead of treating them as prey to be exploited.