clutch not working
 

after rescuing my 1962? CC from the original owner's family after sitting for 6 years I changed the oil, cleaned the gas tank, rebuilt the carb and fuel lines and just fired it up and it is humming!!!! Unfortunately, I can not get it into gear. The clutch pedal "works" and all seems to be hooked up when I look under the tractor and the pedal is depressed. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
PS started it in gear and away it went!

You can't get it into gear? Or the clutch won't disengage? Sounds like it was in gear.... :bigthink:

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It grinds when I try to put it in gear. Clutch pedal fully depressed.

Your clutch disc is probably stuck to your driven disc. Drive a thin blade putty knife in between the two and knock it loose.

THANK YOU!!! will try that tomorrow!

Just went thought something eerily similar. Like Mike McKow said, make sure your clutch disc and driver discs are all free from one another. Failing that, check your throw out bearing to make sure it's not toast. Also check your release lever isn't worn beyond its useful life. Good luck :beerchug:

Oh, and pics are always welcome :biggrin2:

yea clutch disc probably rusted fast......the clutch was stuck on the 72 i picked up last week. took a little work to free it up but it works fine now.

Had the exact same problem with my 104. I used some PB Blaster on it (drive shaft assembly along front and back of clutches) and let it soak overnight. The next day I sprayed it again, worked it several timesand it ran like a new one!

Cub Cadet 123

The clutches on Originals are somewhat different that all of the rest of the Cub Cadets.

The pressure plates are a tiny bit larger in diameter than the clutch disks and the clutch disks protrude from the pulley that they are mounted in, so consequentiality, that leaves a small gap between the pressure plates and the pulley that is a perfect fit for a large flat blade screwdriver.

Using your right hand push the clutch pedal down and hold it there. With your left hand, put the tip of a large screwdriver in the gap between the pressure plate and the pulley and gently pry against the pulley. Do this on the front and rear pressure plate. The plates will pop right away from the clutch disks with very little effort. This has happened to several of my Originals any number of times... At least often enough that somehow a large screwdriver has found a handy designated spot in the shop specifically for this purpose.

the clutch freed right up with a little tweak from a screwdriver and worked like a charm!!! thanks!! One more question if you don't mind: when i open the throttle via the dash lever, (the magneto lever on the engine that is attached to the butterfly on the carb by a thin rod) keeps opening and closing while the engine is running. I can only get full throttle if i manually hold the magneto lever. Any suggestions? I have tried playing with the 2 screws on the carb with no luck.