new to me ALLIS B

rosedale123 · Jun 28, 2014

Got the " new " b home - never worked on one. couple of questions

when letting the clutch out and the rear wheels just start rolling both wheels " shutter". as soon as they gain a little motion it goes way. Is this normal or is there an adjustment??

Is the change to foot brakes hard..the hand brake thing I have a hard time with - just a little unusual.

read in the manual the clutch should have 1 1/4 inch of free travel. If i measure the movement of the pedal befor it engages the clutch it is 3-4 inches. Is that where you are suppose to measure ? the movement of the clutch rod itself is much less due to the linear travel - is this what I should be measuring?

Is there a adjustment to remove free play from steering?

thanks for all your help

Bob · Jun 28, 2014

It's typical of these old beasts (of any brand) to have a bit of a "grabby" clutch, especially if it has sat unused for a while, and the flywheel and pressure plate get a bit of rust on them.

You could split it, re-surface the flywheel, and install a new lined plate and pressure plate, and it may or not be a lot better.

kub6040 · Jun 28, 2014

Run it, if there is rust on the flywheel it will come off . I'm not sure on adjustment but think you measure the horizontal rod for clutch .

Anonymous-0 · Jun 29, 2014

Yes the brakes can be changed. You will need the complete foot assembly from the pedals back to the brake bands. You will also need the angle irons the fenders mount to, or weld a large nut or short piece of pipe to accept the end of the brake pedal mounting rods. The best thing would be to get a picture of the assembly or look at one with the pedal brakes already on it. It is not hard to do, I've did several a number of years ago.

Dick L · Jun 29, 2014

On the steering box there is an adjusting screw behind the starter. More than likely it has been adjusted all the way in over the years and the box will need taken apart to be repaired.

The pawl on yours probly looks like this

Which should look like this.

By doing this.

Paul from MI · Jun 29, 2014

Check to be sure your "stutter" is not coming from rear wheel centers loose on the axles. This is a fairly common problem on B's. The only fix is to replace wheel centers and/or axles to get a real tight fit on the tapered splines.

willie in mn · Jun 30, 2014

rosedale123
The Reader's Digest version, free travel, or free play when referring to a clutch, is how far you can push the clutch pedal with your thumb until you feel the throw out bearing hit the fingers on the pressure plate. Adequate free play is to ensure that in normal driving, the throw out bearing is not spinning, but just along for the ride.
HTH
Willie

NNP · Jul 1, 2014

like said, some rust or oil swelled areas on the disk will get
it 'hopping' when you start to move.
You can fix it, or just educate your foot for that particular clutch...not hard with some practice.
Proper free play as described below is real important.
too much and then you don't have enough rod throw and you'll grind gears.
too little is hard on the throwout bearing, or worse, it will have pressure on the pressure plate fingers all the time and the disk will slip.

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