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    D15 Clutch Pressure Plate Fingers Out-of-Adjustment

    I put the D15 back in service today (Yay!). I used all new parts: new ring gear (the correct one), new pressure plate (the correct one), new clutch disc, and new throw-out bearing. When I snapped the tractor back together, the pressure plate fingers were 1/4-inch from the bearing - perfect. I...
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    D15 Clutch Pressure Plate Fingers Out-of-Adjustment

    Jim, I don't have the flywheel and the pressure plate in the same location at the moment (50 miles apart). Visually I don't see much difference between the new and old pressure plate, but the ring gear was in the way. Like you say, one thing at a time. Get the ring gear here and setup on...
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    D15 Clutch Pressure Plate Fingers Out-of-Adjustment

    I've attached some photo that show the flywheel and ring gear (it has been removed). There is a space between where the ring gear seats and the flywheel. My old ring gear is not machined to accommodate the pressure plate. I think I might have an incorrect ring gear - the new one will tell the...
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    D15 Clutch Pressure Plate Fingers Out-of-Adjustment

    Jim, my old ring gear does NOT have grooved out area to accommodate the pressure plate, and my flywheel has a second recessed area below the area where the ring gear seats. I will see if I can get some pics taken and loaded overnight.
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    D15 Clutch Pressure Plate Fingers Out-of-Adjustment

    Jim, thanks for the reply! I haven't followed-up with the supplier (Y-T) with this latest revelation. I may waited until the ring gear arrives. The pictures aren't the best, but it appears that the correct ring gear may have a groove in it where the pressure plate fits up to it (not sure). I...
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    D15 Clutch Pressure Plate Fingers Out-of-Adjustment

    A follow-up: I found some photos of the flywheel and ring gear, and the ring gear does stand above the flywheel surface (about half of the ring gear thickness is above the flywheel surface). So, I am puzzled why the old pressure plate cover diameter was ground down, and the new pressure...
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    D15 Clutch Pressure Plate Fingers Out-of-Adjustment

    Well, here is the update at the moment. New pressure plate arrived. When I set it up to the flywheel, I got a surprise - WTF!? The ring gear kept the pressure plate from coming in contact with the flywheel!? The ring gear stands above the flywheel by quite a bit - at least the thickness of...
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    D15 Clutch Pressure Plate Fingers Out-of-Adjustment

    Jim, DrAllis is correct in his assessment of my problem. I cannot explain why the old clutch-pressure plate combo kinda sorta worked, and the new clutch in the old pressure plate is not even close. The thickness of the old and new clutches are about the same ~0.024 inch. The flywheel doesn't...
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    D15 Clutch Pressure Plate Fingers Out-of-Adjustment

    DrAllis, I don't want to sound overly confident as I have done stupid things like that in the past. But I am fairly sure that the clutch is installed correctly - installed just like the old HD clutch. As I remember, the clutch hub is just long enough for the clutch plate to bottom out...
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    D15 Clutch Pressure Plate Fingers Out-of-Adjustment

    Thanks for all the replies! And I totally agree that not replacing everything is a false economy (time and money I have already wasted). My shop manuals are the I&T AC-201, and another one just for the D-15 (I have them for the D-14, D-15, and D-17). The clutch I replaced was the HD...
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    D15 Clutch Pressure Plate Fingers Out-of-Adjustment

    Having a problem adjusting the fingers on the clutch pressure plate after replacing the clutch. I noticed that fingers were nearly out-of-sdjustment when I replaced the old slipping clutch. I followed the shop manual specs for setting the fingers, but they cannot be set to make contact with the...
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    Vanguard Twin 16-HP

    Re-did the leak-down test and the right cylinder is the culprit. Tore it down and removed right piston. Compression rings still within spec but the oil rings are shot. Got the nasty surprise that the pricey ($33) rings are no longer available, and you have to replace with newer, pricier ($90)...
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    Vanguard Twin 16-HP

    Thanks for the two replies. Tim, I did immediately change back to SAE 30W at the time I replaced the dipstick seal (I initially blamed the problem on the Synthetic oil). Not to argue the point, but the Briggs owner"s manual for this engine actually "strongly recommends the use of synthetic...
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    Vanguard Twin 16-HP

    My lawn tractor is powered by a B&S Vanguard 303447-1147 that is about 15 years old with about 700 hours on the engine. It has performed flawlessly mowing about 2 hours per week – until this spring. Early this spring I serviced the unit and changed to the recommended synthetic oil for the...
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