Clutch service on my Yanmar 1401D

[psient]

Hi:

I am replacing the clutch on my Yanmar 1401D. I have purchased the pressure plate, clutch disk, throwout bearing, and sleeve bearings already. I probably will only end up replacing the clutch disk and throw out bearing but I have the pressure plate and sleeve bearings just in case.

Is this the kind of project you can do yourself? I was a journeyman carpenter and am a self-taught machinist. I can work on stuff to a reasonable degree as I like machines. I say this because I am no stranger to making my living with my tools and hands albeit when I was much younger. I am now semi-retired.

The local Kubota dealer wants $1250 for the labor. My car mechanic won't touch it.

I've read a procedure/tutorial that gives step by step instructions and it seems only moderately difficult. I did replace the clutch on my chevy when I rebuilt it in high school . . . that was about 5 decades ago. I have the tools (cherry picker, floor jack, hand tools, air tools etc.) Is this the kind of thing a hobby farm owner can tackle with a fair probability of success?

I also purchased the owner, parts, and service manuals for this tractor.

I would really like some feedback on this please.

Thanks,

Jon

 

[284 International]

If you have all the tools, and a decent concrete slab to work on, you can do it. Be sure to take pictures as you go.

I guess a lot depends on how much the $1250 is worth to you. For me it would be prohibitive compared to chipping away at things on my own. Others wouldn't dream of working with 500lb rolling half-tractors all day for that amount of money.

I look at it like getting paid $120 per hour. I can't do anything else that yields me that. Hoye's website calls it a 10 hour job. The dealer price would seem to reflect this, but the one I helped with didn't take that long. They know far more about these things than I ever will, though, so take their 10 hours and add an extra couple hours just to be safe. You already have the parts. Do you have a service manual?

 

[psient]

Thanks for the response.

I ordered it. It's on the way.

Jon

 

[Car Doc]

Now you will be able to charge the big bucks for a pretty simple job!

I put a clutch recently in my friends 2420D and I charged him 5 hours @ $70 then I see Hoye mentions a reasonable time for this repair is 10 hours!

D'OH :laughing:

Make sure the pedal shaft and all moves freely while its down now is the time to make that right.

These can rust up something terrible and short of splitting the machine again it cant be fixed. fyi