1000 Clutch Work
 

I got everything together I need to rebuild the clutch in my 1000. My brother had the tractor for a few years and it came back in sorry shape. He is a threat to all things mechanical. The throwout bearing locked up and he didn't let that stop him. I cringe when I think what it must have sounded like every time he put the clutch in.

I did a band-aid repair a couple of years ago to get it going so I could use it around the house. I put used parts in it to get my by. Now it's time to do it right. Upon disassembly and inspection I found the following damaged:

• Driveshaft was worn and had steps in it that prevented the T/O bearing from going forward fully
• Clutch lever was worn bad
• Hanger bracket holes were oblong
• Hanger pin was severely worn
• Clutch disc was delaminating

I bought the following new parts:

• Driveshaft
• T/O Bearing
• Hanger bracket
• Hanger pin
• 3/8" sproil pins
• 1/4" sproil pins
• Teaser spring
• Teaser spring cup
• T/O Bearing
• Lubricating bushing
• Pair of spherical bushings
• Rag joint

Yesterday I did some machining and prep work. The clutch goes in today

First, I pulled the old 3/8" pins out of the clutch driver and pressed in new ones.

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A friend loaned me a slide hammer he made from vice grips. It was exactly what I needed to pull the pins. QL drive plates have blind holes because the flex plate is solid and riveted to the back.

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I visited another friend that has a lathe to work on the pressure plates. The PP with the slot in it had a worn slot so I went with an old one I picked up years ago. It was pitted and had lines cut in it. I cleaned it up on the lathe:

Starting out:
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Getting closer:
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That's more like it:
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Despite what it looked like when I started it cleaned up well.

I took the steering column out and cleaned up the steering adjustment screw:

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That pin is hard! I dulled the tool on the lathe before I figured that out. I finished it by spinning the screw in the lathe and using an angle grinder. It worked great.

Today the clutch gets assembled and goes in the tractor.

Looks like you are well on your way to fixing that 1000. Nice job on the clutch discs.

Nice work and looks like a very good start on saving the 1000
A carbide tipped tool would have worked.

Jeff

Thanks to you! The drive shaft worked great!

I didn't take as many pictures today. I was busy.

Clutch together and in:
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I don't have a spring compressor so I put the driveshaft in and loaded the parts on the shaft to the lever. I carefully pushed the lever back and connected the linkage. Once I had the linkage on I ran the adjustment nut back. Then I depressed the pedal and centered the disc.

The engine ready to lift:
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This makes it easy:
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When we looked at this house I went in the garage first. I was amazed to see the i-beam and vaulted ceiling. Once I saw that I didn't care what the house looked like. I put the trolley and hoist on the beam.

Back together and ready to go:
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I set the high speed with my laser tach. I got on the tractor and the clutch is so smooth and quiet! It was a job worth doing. Here's to another 38 years of service from a fine machine!

Here's a couple of pictures of my 1450. I was working on it this weekend too:

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I picked up the 1450 as a package deal from a guy in Turlock, CA. I got the tractor, 3 pt, wheel weights, tiller, a 44" deck and a box scraper in that deal. The tractor was a basket case when I got it. It desperately needs paint but is in good mechanical condition.

That's good work Bob. I was going to ask if you did the cradle mod while the engine was out but you got it back together too fast. I like the beam and chain fall with trolley, very handy, well done.

Cradle mod was done to both tractors in 2013. Thanks for the post and comments.

Looks great Bob, glad to see your progress.

If you want to sell a house to a Man if it has a cool shop your good to go, for the Women a cool kitchen.

I think Ya need a little heavier duty set up to pull those engines with!!