farmall 400 clutch pedal

krob

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I have a lot of wobbly slop in the clutch pedal on my boys 400. There is so much slop that the previous owner welded a rod extension on the floor plate just so it wouldn't slip outside the floor-plate. We took it apart assuming there would be a bushing to replace but did not find one. Is there supposed to be one or is the clutch pedal just wore out? Am I stuck with just looking for a salvaged pedal. If so, I'm on hunt.Thanks
 
Drill it out and find a bushing to fit, make sure to drill the grease hole after you install the bushing.
 
(quoted from post at 11:58:28 08/17/14) Is that cheaper than clutch pedal or is a good pedal going to be hard to find?

I doubt very much you can even buy a NEW clutch pedal, and ALL of the used pedals are going to be just like the one you have.

You also will need to build up the worn area on the shaft, and then have it turned on a lathe.

That sloppy clutch pedal is a very common problem on just about all the Ms through 450s. Happens to the Hs also, but to a much lesser degree.
 
Is the shaft hard to line back up when re
installing. I assume there is nothing inside the
housing it has to line up with??
 
(quoted from post at 15:21:53 08/17/14) Is the shaft hard to line back up when re
installing. I assume there is nothing inside the
housing it has to line up with??

No, there is nothing inside the housing the shaft has to line up with, nor is it difficult to line the shaft back up when reinstalling.

You will have to find a local machine shop that can bore the worn pedal and install a bushing. I had to have that done with the clutch pedal on my Farmall 400, cost was about $60 at that time, not including the cost of a new bronze bushing. As far as the worn shaft is concerned, you will have to have the worn area welded up and turned down smooth on a lathe, or your local machine shop can make you a new one. It is just a length of precision 1-1/8" shaft with two woodruff key slots cut into it. My local machinist made one for me for $50. There is an oil seal on both sides of the housing where the shaft enters, you may want to replace those while you have it apart. Another thing, the rear end oil level is at that shaft so you will have to drain some oil out before removing the shaft.
 
I did my bushings and shaft last year, $ 40 for the bushing installed in my pedal, a good deal and on ebay people sell new shafts with woodruff keys and seals for $ 50-60 make sure you get one for a 400-450 an "m" shaft won't work. Easy job and the result will make you happy.
 
(quoted from post at 19:44:08 08/17/14) I did my bushings and shaft last year, $ 40 for the bushing installed in my pedal, a good deal and on ebay people sell new shafts with woodruff keys and seals for $ 50-60 make sure you get one for a 400-450 an "m" shaft won't work. Easy job and the result will make you happy.

Also, make sure you can send it back for a full refund. Several of us have had experience with those replacement shafts. The keyways are cut in the wrong locations, and it will not fit.
 
If you get a new shaft from ebay make sure they sell you one for your model. If they don't know there is a difference between an "m" and a "400" shaft then go to a different seller. I wish I could remember the name of who I got mine from. In fact I may have gotten the name outa the archives on this site. It wouldn't hurt to check.
 

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