Over-running clutch question

[ASEguy]

I just finished doing a lot of work on a 2N and the owner asked me about the looseness of the over-running clutch. I felt it was very sloppy and needed to be replaced, but when I pulled the plug and the zerk fitting to drive the pin out, I noticed the pin wasn't there. My only guess is that the pin hole has moved because the clutch "slipped" past the original slot to the next one. If this sounds reasonable, it looks like a new pto shaft is in it's future.

 

[Tom N MS]

Rotate the outer housing-you will find the pin..

 

[notjustair]

That thing would have totally come apart to jump a spline - they aren't made of metal that thick. Put a small punch in the zerk hole and spin the ORC. You will feel where the roll pin is. You may need to put the pto in gear to hold the shaft.

 

[howdy1960]

When I removed my ORC I had to rotate outer casing till zerk fitting holes lined up with roll pin. My ORC was/is fairly loose and been like that since new.

 

[ericlb]

that pin has to still be in there, like already mentioned remove the zerks and rotate the outer half untill you find it, as for looseness it bothered me too, mine had more "flop" than i was comfortable with, as it was a high time unit on one of my using fords, i replaced it with a brand new one supposed to be a "good" brand, it had almost the same amount of flop to it after a hour of brush hogging, its still hogging 2 years later so i guess i wont worry quite so much about that

 

[kylemorley]

There's a sheet of old Hub City directions for using ORCs that's been posted here a few times, probably worth taking a look at as they show how to take it apart.

Also maintain it - it says the ORC should be greased everyday it is used, or more.

 

[ASEguy]

Thanks for the replies. I'll try more persuasion to find the pin.

 

[Dober_paw]

Like ericlb - mine had more "flop" than i was comfortable with - so I bought a spare to have on hand. It's still on the shelf some, ah, 7+ years later!