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11-19-2020, 07:19 PM
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Original clutch troubles
I'm almost finished with my 1962 Original restoration and I'm having trouble getting the clutch right. I referenced the manual for instructions when I assembled it, but now on the tractor it doesn't stop the drive shaft when you push the clutch pedal down and the gears grind.
I've adjusted the linkage to pull back farther, it got better, but not completely solved. So I adjusted it another turn and had to get a pry bar to pull the throw out housing back enough to get the pin in place. It got a little better, but now it almost feels like the clutch isn't fully engaged. What I mean by that is if you pop the pedal free it doesn't throw you out of the seat like my 71 it just sorta gently engages. The lining on the clutch showed very little wear and the tractor seemed to drive fine before except that the teaser spring was broken. 
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11-19-2020, 11:14 PM
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I've only done this once, and I'm no expert, but what I did is to start at the travel listed in the manual. Then, I adjusted the brake rod so it starts deeper in the pedal travel, giving me more free throw for the clutch. That way, my clutch gets a bit more power and I can get that 'jerk' forward in 2nd gear. My change to the book value was on the brake rod, not the clutch. Seems to work well.
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11-21-2020, 11:21 AM
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I figured it out. The drive belt was too tight. It must have been pulling the drive shaft slightly out of alignment and causing the front plate to rub on the clutch disc a bit.
I adjusted the clutch linkage back to the measurements in the book and it's perfect.
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