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Mr Joshua

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I can't seem to get my clutch adjusted. When I press the pedal it bogs down the engine. I have adjusted it to the book with 1 inch of pedal travel at the top of the pedal. Does anyone have any ideas?
 
It's brand new with a new carrier from Steiner. I also replaced the pilot bushing and had the flywheel turned
 
When you had the tractor apart, did you have the clutch shaft out :?: Or, did you just split the tractor at the clutch housing and engine :?:
 
When I split it I never messed withe shaft besides cleaning it up and putting some fresh grease on it. When I first got it started I was able to shift in to gear with barely any or no grind at all. But it bogged the engine down slightly. I adjusted the clutch a bit cause of the bogging and it was slightly burning of the clutch. I have not gotten it adjusted that we'll since then. I have tried to adjust it quite a few times since then.
 
Just thinking. Throw out bearing installed backwards? ??But that should squeal like a banshee when you depressed the clutch pedal.

Tractor in neutral. Engine easily starts. Depress the clutch pedal and engine bogs down. Previously same circumstances - also transmission could be shifted with no or very little gear grinding.

If pressure plate was not releasing the disk - wouldn't be able to shift gears.

Either engine is very weak or throwout bearing.
 
Clutch is brand new from tractor parts. Com. Throw out bearing came with it. New carrier is from Steiner. Pilot bushing came with clutch.
 
If the clutch assembly is in correctly it has to be in the throw-out bearing clutch linkage area. What type of throw-out bearing did you use? The old style graphite bearing will bog the engine down but will not stop the engine
You’re going to have to look through the inspection hole to see what’s going on. Have someone push the clutch pedal all the way down, and see if the clutch disk is loose between the pressure plate and flywheel.
I did a “C” clutch a while back and they had an early and late style release bearing carrier. One was a little longer for the old style graphite bearing.

Just thinking…Is the throw-out bearing pressed on the the release bearing carrier all the way? ….And if you’re using the new style throw-out bearing and… if you did put it on backwards the clutch pressure plate fingers may just barely be hitting the inner race of the throw-out bearing and maybe causing excess friction and not too much noise.
 
I understand but did you specify a brand of clutch when ordering? One company might be thinking Auburn and the other Rockford. The parts will not interchange.
 
Dan
I ordered ick201. It's a kit that has the tob pilot an clutch all together. Off hand I am not sure the maker without calling them.

Jack it is a new style tob. If I remember correctly there was only one way the bearing would fit on the carrier. I'll have to look to see if it's passed the end of the carrier. I pretty sure it is. I can't work on it to night but I would like to add extra grease to the tob and readjust. I would also like to see if it will shift into gear with the clutch not all the way in. It's making me wonder if it's allowing it to be pressed too far. I

One last comment. I never did any adjustment on the actual fingers on the clutch. I had read somewhere that all adjustment should be made by the linkage
 
Josh,

Yes, try to see if the transmission is functional and goes into gear with the clutch pedal not all the way depressed. If the clutch pressure plate fingers are “over extending” sometimes you will hear a little chattering noise and at times feel a “over center feeling” through the clutch pedal fully depressed. With the new style throw-out bearing functional it should not stop the engine from running and in my thinking even slow engine RPM’s even with the clutch pressure plate fingers that are “over extending”.

Try this if you can…Engine not running, clutch pedal fully released get a long screw driver go through the inspection hole(make sure the release bearing has clearance away from the clutch pressure plate fingers) and see if you can turn the outer race of the throw-out bearing.

The clutch pressure plate fingers should have been pre adjusted at the factory. You can visually check this by checking the clearance from the clutch pressure plate fingers to the throw-out bearing. Usually all adjustments should be made by the clutch linkage.
 
Where are you measuring the free play again?

If you are measuring 1" at the TOP of the pedal, that is way too little free play.

Normally free play is measured where the pedal contacts the platform, but IIRC the A/Super A is measured at the top of the pedal, but it's more like 3-1/2" of free play.

What you're trying to do is pop the engine off the front of the tractor with the clutch pedal. No wonder it's bogging down.
 
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