WD hand clutch popping when disengaging

PTGallis

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Hi Guys,
My WD hand clutch is "popping" when I disengage it. It don't use to.

The best way to describe it is when I pull the hand cluth all the way towards me (to begin forward movement) at the end of range of motion it sort of "locks" into place. Then when I disengage it sort of snaps or pops out of that position? It is supposed to do that? I don't recall it doing that when I first started using it. I could release the hand clutch and by its own it would return to resting position. It will do that once its popped out of the locked position.

The problem is not in the external linkage. It appears to he in the brass hinging that pushed the plates together.

Is this common?
Is there an adjustment for this?
Seems to operate fine, but I don't want to allow it if it will result in malfunction or damage.

Ill feel like a chump if its supposed to do this as a typical function. To keep forward movement. Seems like a possible safety issue though.

I have another issue that this may or may not be related to. My gears are grinding when shifting. I pulled the tower and I believe I found that problem out though.

Any help you guys can offer would be appreciated.
 
It should have a definite "snap" if it is adjusted properly. That"s what keeps it engaged, so it can transfer full power.
 
PTG, you're no chump. All of us that acquired a WD late in its life have gone through the same experiences. Keep asking those questions.

Since you have seen the actuator on the hand clutch, maybe you have the top off of its cover. It's a good time to confirm that when the hand clutch handle is forward, the hand (wet) clutch is disengaged. With the engine stopped, the foot clutch engaged and the transmission in neutral, you should be able to turn the input shaft to the transmission by hand.

Conversely, if the transmission is locked in gear, you should be able to lock the foot clutch out with the locking bar and throw the hand clutch forward and then rotate the input to the wet clutch by hand or with help of a small bar. This is also a good time to make sure that all the pins and their retainers are in place on the wet clutch.

If that wet clutch is working well, then your gear grinding would seem to be a transmission problem.

Here is a picture of the larger wet clutch on the WD45's, courtesy of TomMN:
http://home.comcast.net/~old_allis/ac-wd45d-clutch.html
 
Stu,

Sounds like you have been into a few of these transmissions
before? Perhaps you can help me with my gear grinding
situation too.

Looking at the shift tower from the underside attached to what
looks like the 1st or 2nd gear fork there is a piece of metal
maybe 1.5"x3" of metal on past posts I've seen some guys
refer to as "shift plate" or "gear shield".

Not sure what it does really, but its loose. It freely wiggles and
the nut was almost off giving it vertical movement on the bolt
shaft it tightens on. It looks freshly warn (no aged patina) I'm
hoping this is my problem. I'm thinking since it was loose it
was dropping just enough to hit gears when attempting to shift
thus the grinding. When starting tractor with foot clutch
depressed it would operate fine in any gear I started in. But if i
tried shifting gears I would get the grinding.

I will tighten and re assemble hoping this is my problem. It
won't hurt to do anyways of course! Based on your experience
do you think that could be the issue? An what the heck is that
plate called. What does it do?

But now I'm not sure how to alight the forks and gears when re
installing the tower. I've read past posts on this and everyone
seems to have an option.

Most people say avoid neutral, some say tower and trans in
reverse and line up reverse fork first. Others say tower and
trans in 2nd and line up the 2nd gear fork first.

Either way I know how to arrange the tower shifter in certain
shift gears.

What is unclear to me is how the actual gears in the trans
need to be lined up. When people say "put the trans in
reverse how do you know what gears to move where.

That is what I need the most help with now. Assuming that
loose plate is my grinding issue.

Any thoughts?

Any help you or anyone else want to offer would be
appreciated.
 
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Tks,
stu
 

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