2320 Drive Shaft U Joint blew up.

toolbox5 · Mar 8, 2012

Those unmentioned zerks are probably the ones mentioned in my 3120 manual that aren't there , just a thought :confused2:

Dale1995 · Mar 9, 2012

I also am in the same situation as bill1369, with the Curtis cab its impossible to get to that front zerk without tearing half the tractor apart. I am also thinking of making some kind of access hole to get to these areas quickly so its not a pain to get to. I am trying to find some type of auto body plugs that I could plug the hole that I cut with a hole saw. I am also thinking of using a rubber snowmobile clutch cover, that is used to access the clutch bolt on snowmobiles. I want it to look professional and not look like some hick decided to hack a hole in his tractor. If any of you have any ideals please post them, I am open to all suggestions

BigD9 · Mar 9, 2012

You can see the u-joint from below without taking the entire tractor apart. I know of one guy who had JD turn the u-joint around so the Zerk was pointing toward the engine and he says he can get to his that way.

ORCM · Mar 9, 2012

Dealer called me and said they were done replacing the shaft. Good news is that the service guy was thinking of an older model tractor, the 2320 has that access door on the right side and makes it way easier to remove/install (Which i was wondering, it looked like you could take 3 bolts out, and the yoke would come right off.) . Total labor was only 2hrs, so I got out of this one pretty cheap!:thumbsup:

I'm interested to see how this new shafts zerk is positioned, the service guy say you sould be able to grease it from the bottom.

ORCM · Mar 9, 2012

toolbox5 said:
Those unmentioned zerks are probably the ones mentioned in my 3120 manual that aren't there , just a thought :confused2:

Maybe there on 3320/or above...

ORCM · Mar 17, 2012

Got my tractor back, and runs like a champ! I wanted to give credit where credit is due. Deere step up to the plate and covered the part 100% almost 3 years out of warranty!:thumbsup: Also my dealer stepped up to the plate, and went to bat for me with Deere. Here's their link, if youç¾†*e in the area give them an opportunity to give you a price. STIHL, John Deere, Echo, Shindaiwa, Honda, TORO, Mantis, Troy Bilt: Stark Street has them all!

Okay, now I'm off to go rebuit my Power Flow unit..

BigD9 · Mar 17, 2012

Way to go! I'm glad for you. Kind of makes you smile when things go right :thumbsup: doesn't it?

Victory Pete · Mar 17, 2012

I am glad you are back in action. My head is spinning from reading this and similiar threads. My 2320 was made last September. The manual shows two U-joints to grease. I was under there today and could easily see and grease the tranny side. I could just barely see the front one and after spinning the engine a few times was not able to see a zerk. What is your advice to me.
Thanks alot

VP

Rob-D · Mar 17, 2012

ORCM you must have an older 2320 (2006?), JD updated the shaft on later models. I'll bet you have the 5/8" dia shaft, the new ones are much heavier.

When I had my 2320 the shaft took out the front axle input shaft. Deere designs well and they know these things can happen so the input shaft is short and relatively easy to replace.
Rob

Victory Pete · Mar 17, 2012

Rob-D said:
ORCM you must have an older 2320 (2006?), JD updated the shaft on later models. I'll bet you have the 5/8" dia shaft, the new ones are much heavier.

When I had my 2320 the shaft took out the front axle input shaft. Deere designs well and they know these things can happen so the input shaft is short and relatively easy to replace.
Rob

5/8" shaft really? How can that be? I was just looking at mine and it appears much bigger than that. What exactly happened to your 2320?
I was trying to see if there was a zerk on my front u-joint and it appears to not have one. The u-joint in the front is also much smaller than the one on the tranny (Which does have a zerk)

VP