3RRL
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- Oct 20, 2005
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- Tractor
- 55HP 4WD KAMA 554 and 4 x 4 Jinma 284
LOL ... wouldn't you know it, after working the Kama 554 for 14 hours on my pond project, the bearing in the water pump went out. This is right after I completed the engine overhaul, so it's a good thing I'm pretty good natured. My other thought was to take my 378 Weatherby Magnum with armor piercing 300 grain bullets and shoot holes in it. Anyway, the fan started to wobble around and eventually hit the shroud. Of course it sent shrapnel flying all over the pond, and nearly made me wet my pants!
Oh well, no big deal, right?
I drove the tractor back to the barn to once again, dis-assemble the battery, and radiator so I could get at the fan and water pump. I figured I could dis-assemble the water pump and replace the bearing ... WRONG. The pulley was pressed on so tight that I broke it getting it off. OH man!! So I figured I'd get a new one and continued to dis-assemble the pump to at least replace the bearing assembly. Well, I immediately broke the impeller too! What a week I had today!
Here is what I ended up with.
Again, no big deal, right?
I had called Chip at Artrac to order a new fan earlier in the week and it was on the way. But now I needed a new water pump and pulley too. When I called, Chip was on vacation and Jason was not sure if the pump they had in stock would fit or not. I had to wait until Chip got back from vacation Friday morning. When I talked to him, he said the new pump he had would fit, except the pulley was a larger diameter than the one on mine, so my (new) fan belt would likely not fit. I asked him to overnite the pump to my local UPS center where I could pick it up since UPS did not make Saturday deliveries to my town. Chip and his team got the special instructions so I could get the pump at UPS and I got the pump Saturday morning after all and put the it on.
While I was at it, I also changed the 90 degree elbow hose, put on the new Accu-Link fan (thanks to Bob Rooks for the tip) and also a new fan belt. For you Kama 554 owners, the stock water pump is a pressed on pulley and the new one has a bolt on the end, but it fits perfectly. You just need to remove the Fan spacer from the old pump and reuse it. Also, the stock fan belt is a Napa #5L450, but it won't fit the new pulley...it's too small. The Napa elbow that fits the pump is a #7620, but needs to be cut to fit.
Here are the components.
Oh well, no big deal, right?
I drove the tractor back to the barn to once again, dis-assemble the battery, and radiator so I could get at the fan and water pump. I figured I could dis-assemble the water pump and replace the bearing ... WRONG. The pulley was pressed on so tight that I broke it getting it off. OH man!! So I figured I'd get a new one and continued to dis-assemble the pump to at least replace the bearing assembly. Well, I immediately broke the impeller too! What a week I had today!
Here is what I ended up with.
Again, no big deal, right?
I had called Chip at Artrac to order a new fan earlier in the week and it was on the way. But now I needed a new water pump and pulley too. When I called, Chip was on vacation and Jason was not sure if the pump they had in stock would fit or not. I had to wait until Chip got back from vacation Friday morning. When I talked to him, he said the new pump he had would fit, except the pulley was a larger diameter than the one on mine, so my (new) fan belt would likely not fit. I asked him to overnite the pump to my local UPS center where I could pick it up since UPS did not make Saturday deliveries to my town. Chip and his team got the special instructions so I could get the pump at UPS and I got the pump Saturday morning after all and put the it on.
While I was at it, I also changed the 90 degree elbow hose, put on the new Accu-Link fan (thanks to Bob Rooks for the tip) and also a new fan belt. For you Kama 554 owners, the stock water pump is a pressed on pulley and the new one has a bolt on the end, but it fits perfectly. You just need to remove the Fan spacer from the old pump and reuse it. Also, the stock fan belt is a Napa #5L450, but it won't fit the new pulley...it's too small. The Napa elbow that fits the pump is a #7620, but needs to be cut to fit.
Here are the components.