John Deere GP clutch question

[cosmo25]

I am replacing the clutch dogs on my 1930 John Deere GP, The T bolts have a slight angle-bend to them. Is that suppose to be there or do I need to try to press them straight? I can't find any repros to replace them. Thanks! CDave

 

[Mike M]

While I have owned GP's I never had the clutch apart in them.
But every other 2 cyl. those bolts are pretty much straight. So I would tend to think yours got bent somehow ? Try them first as is and see if they seem to align up and fit ok. Maybe they were designed that way ? Which way is the bend ? If the top of T end is not in line with the shank it will not pull equal on both of the dog ears.