140 siezed clutch

[Anonymous-0]

have not used in a couple months. i tried rocking it back and forth in 3rd an 4th gears, driving in 3rd and slamming the brakes, pumping the clutch petal. any other suggestion on unsticking it would be appreciated

 

[El Toro]

Hook it to a heavy load like a plow or disk harrow. Hal

 

[old]

#1 block the clutch pedal down when you park it.
#2 fire it up with the pedal blocked down and let it warm up real good.
#3 pull the starter and spray brake cleaner spray all over the clutch.
#4 if you can do so safely drive it around HOLDING the clutch pedal down ALL the time your driving it and load it up as much as you can by pulling something not the brakes

 

[TheDurk]

I just had this problem on my 1966 140 after it was parked during a few warm rainy weeks. The driving and braking did nothing. I left it blocked down for a month, still nothing. Finally I pulled the starter, sprayed PB blaster all over the clutch, and gave a few taps with hammer and iron bar on the tab the clutch lever engages. Then I spun the fan 120° and did it again. Another 120° and did it again. Sprayed more PB blaster each time. Blocked the clutch down and the next morning it was free!

I also serviced the starter while it was out and now it REALLY spins that engine. It neeeded a new contact spring on one side. Starting in the cold HAD been a battle. Now I can't wait for winter. (Well, not really.)

 

[TheDurk]

I just had this problem on my 1966 140 after it was parked during a few warm rainy weeks. The driving and braking did nothing. I left it blocked down for a month, still nothing. Finally I pulled the starter, sprayed PB blaster all over the clutch, and gave a few taps with hammer and iron bar on the tab the clutch lever engages. Then I spun the fan 120° and did it again. Another 120° and did it again. Blocked the clutch down and the next morning it was free!

I also serviced the starter while it was out and now it REALLY spins that engine. It neeeded a new contact spring on one side. Starting in the cold HAD been a battle. Now I can't wait for winter. (Well, not really.)

 

[PretendFarmer]

Might want to make sure you dont have a broken finger on the pressure plate. I did on my 140. Thought the clutch was frozen till I took a look. Spray PB blaster all over the clutch if it really is frozen. Forcing the pedal down on a siezed clutch could break the fingers on the pressure plate, if you havent already.

 

[old]

PB Blaster is the worse thing you can spray on a clutch or brakes for that matter. Makes a clutch slip and also makes it swell up from the oil soaking in. You will be lucky if that clutch lasts very long

 

[Ellsworth]

Here is how we got the clutch loss.1 block the clutch pedal down. 2 engage the PTO. 3 put a BIG pipe wrench on PTO shaft. 4 hit the pipe wrench with with a sledge hammer. It worked for me. BTDT

 

[TheDurk]

(quoted from post at 11:02:04 08/22/13) PB Blaster is the worse thing you can spray on a clutch or brakes for that matter. Makes a clutch slip and also makes it swell up from the oil soaking in. You will be lucky if that clutch lasts very long

ooops. Well, that clutch has 47 years of service and I was ready to change it if I couldn't break it loose. I figured I had nothing to lose. It's working perfectly, no slip at all, even bushhogging up hill.