stevieb49829
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- Location
- Spirit Lake, Idaho
I've put together a 1944 Massey Harris 101 Jr., basically from parts. I don't have any personal experience with the tractor running, and don't know if the clutch worked when the PO had it. There was a new clutch attached to the original Continental F162, so I put that back in, on the original flywheel, with original bellhousing and clutch linkage. When I push in the clutch pedal, I go through the free play and come up against a brick wall. There is about 3/8 to1/2 inch of travel on the throw-out bearing before it engages the fingers. I pulled the bottom cover from the bellhousing, and it looks like the clutch fingers are really deep into the pressure plate, not allowing any more travel to release the clutch. Is something put together incorrectly? Is this the wrong pressure plate? Disc in backwards? Could I shim between the pressure plate and the flywheel at the bolts to gain some travel, so it disengages? I read quite a while back that there may be shims supplied with some of these clutch packages. Any suggestions are much appreciated. steve
Here's a pic of the throw-out bearing sitting on the fingers, without any pressure. I'm thinking the fingers are usually higher up out of the clutch?
Here's a pic of the throw-out bearing sitting on the fingers, without any pressure. I'm thinking the fingers are usually higher up out of the clutch?
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