9N starter button

[mustangkev]

Hi, i cannot press down on the starter button that is located on the transmission cover of my 9N. It has sat for 30+ years. I took the button off and oiled it up, so the button goes up and down. When I reinstall it on the tractor, I cannot move it. What should I look for?
thanks,
Kevin

 

[tracto-man]

Can't help much, but is the tractor in neutral? I know guys will often bypass those starter buttons and put one in the dash.

 

[mustangkev]

Yes, it is in neutral. I have tried it in gear, and have absolutely no movement then. I can move it a trifle when in neutral.
thanks.

 

[souNdguy]

Try in neutral and jiggling the shifter, your interlock pattern and or shifter nub may be worn, stacking tolerances, and it not quite thinking it in n

 

[JMOR]

Look at the rest of the mechanism (rocker, push-rod, switch itself).

 

[John in Mich]

If your 9N tractor is built after serial number 12499 then the button has to push a lever that then pushes a rod to push the start switch fastened to the front side of the steering box, down below the battery. The rod, the lever or the switch assembly may be seized.

 

[Abbby]

Kevin, remove starter button #1 and remove starter button #3. Both of these should operate freely when you depress the button on each of them. The long pin #2 should move freely back and forth about 1/2". Will be a little tricky seeing in there.