1956 JD60 Oil Pressure Gauge and tubing

[DY]

Last fall, when I was bush hogging with my 1956 JD60, oil started coming out of the instrument cluster. So I put the tractor in my barn and waited for a nice warm day to work on it. Today I removed the bolts holding the cover and pulled it away an inch or two. When I started the tractor, oil was coming from the tube connected to the oil pressure gauge. Now the gauge and oil line are on my kitchen table. The gauge needle is pointing at the H. So I will buy a new gauge. But I'm not sure what size the tubing is. And my tubing is larger than the coil of copper tubing that comes with the Y.T. kit. Does it matter what size tubing I use? And how do I use the small threaded parts that go on either end?

 

[deeretails]

The tubing was 3/16" inch when the tractor left the factory. But size isn't critical.

 

[DY]

The tubing was 3/16" inch when the tractor left the factory. But size isn't critical.

 

[DY]

Thank you Deere....................................DY

 

[stevieb49829]

Race cars use big tubing for instantaneous readings of their oil pressure. Farmers use any tubing that will fit the fittings. As long as you can blow a little air through it, it will do. steve

 

[buickanddeere]

When fiddling around with the oil pressure gauge tubing . This is the time to add pressure lubrication to the hydraulic pump idler gear .

 

[Dan in Ohio]

The correct size of the tubing is 3/16" as mentioned. I sourced my tubing and the ferrels I used from a local family own plumbing supply in copper. I have since found that NAPA has different size tubings in steel and something easily bendable for brake line. Now most things can be sourced online. But this is what I used after making a mock-up out of #9 wire.

Hope this helps. IMNO the 1/8" tubing looks terrible. The tubing I used was actually a copper-nickel alloy.

 

[Fixingfarmer]

Looks is the only thing to worry about there the gauge won’t care. But the ez bend line is exactly what I would do. A big line feeding the gauge would have little effect on the gauge response in fact at startup it will take a second longer to register as it fills the bigger line.

 

[wore out]

The correct size of the tubing is 3/16" as mentioned. I sourced my tubing and the ferrels I used from a local family own plumbing supply in copper. I have since found that NAPA has different size tubings in steel and something easily bendable for brake line. Now most things can be sourced online. But this is what I used after making a mock-up out of #9 wire.

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Hope this helps. IMNO the 1/8" tubing looks terrible.

"IMNO the 1/8" tubing looks terrible."

As does 3/16" copper tubing used in place of the original steel line.

 

[Pete in MD]

When fiddling around with the oil pressure gauge tubing . This is the time to add pressure lubrication to the hydraulic pump idler gear .

Why and how would you do that?
The hydraulic pump idler gear runs in hydraulic oil.

 

[buickanddeere]

This would be the time to route engine oil to lubricate the hydraulic pump’s idler gear .

 

[wore out]

Why and how would you do that?
The hydraulic pump idler gear runs in hydraulic oil.

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