Ear piercing Screech
Printed From: Unofficial Allis
Category: Allis Chalmers
Forum Name: Construction and other equipment
Forum Description: everything else with orange (or yellow) paint
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Topic: Ear piercing Screech
Posted By: KRAKMT
Subject: Ear piercing Screech
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2024 at 8:22am
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I am replacing the seat in my 715b this winter. In the process I would like to fix the swivel latch so it doesn’t screech each time you turn from front to back. It is a pin that drops in a notch on a plate. A lever pushes the pin up out of the notch but the pin then rides on the plate screeching as it turns. Any suggestions? |
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Posted By: orangeman
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2024 at 8:30am
| White Lithium Grease on the plate and Latch assembly. If you don't want to use grease try graphite. ~ Orangeman |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2024 at 1:30pm
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Lubrication is your friend - even a quick spray of WD40 will silence it some .
I kind of figured that Squeak as $$$ signs - about $30 a hour more for machine if using the hoe and not just the loader end of tractor . ------------- Life lesson: If you’re being chased by a lion, you’re on a horse, to the left of you is a giraffe and on the right is a unicorn, what do you do? You stop drinking and get off the carousel. |
Posted By: KRAKMT
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2024 at 11:07am
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I just use mine for charity work. I was trying to engineer a roller bearing for bottom of pin. 
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Posted By: orangeman
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2024 at 11:37am
| May work with the roller bearing, although the design of the Allis seat/swivel relies on the lever dropping down into a slot so that lateral travel is fixed when the seat is swiveled to the front or rear position. The 715 is a pretty old but rugged machine, I think if you lube it well, (took me several applications of lube to stop screech) it will be smooth and silent. Good luck with the project ~ Orangeman |