Restoring Cletrac and it lost all compression

[cjwilson78154]

Father-in-law disassembled and found the set screw for the drive gear had backed out, causing the gear to slip and lose contact. No apparent damage so he's going to reposition, and put loctite on the set screw and see what happens.

 

[scootergmc]

Thanks for the follow up. It's always good to hear the resolutions.

 

[J.Wondergem]

Yes, Thanks for letting us know what happened.

 

[rustred]

What drive gear are you talking about ? U said the mag
was turning so that should mean the crankshaft was
turning ???

 

[cjwilson78154]

(quoted from post at 07:16:00 05/11/23) What drive gear are you talking about ? U said the mag
was turning so that should mean the crankshaft was
turning ???

Here are the 2 pics he just sent identifying the problem gear. I'm 1500 miles away from the tractor. He says that opposite the set screw is a keyway that should have a key but it was missing.