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Bradiniowa

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Posted here before about a cab fire in the 9700. Well it's been nearly a year now fired it up couple weeks ago and finished up enough to get her moving today. Problem is clutch won't disengage. Any ideas on freeing one up?
 

I expect that it will put up a fight even with it split. It may be rusted on so bad that it will come off only in pieces.
 
Like the others in the 8000 and 9000 series tractors, it will be a ceramic button clutch. But there are no access holes. Check the clutch linkage on the left side of the bell housing. It may be that the fire created enough heat in this area to melt the bushing on the clutch throwout shaft. A little slop in that bushing means a big amount of wasted motion on the throwout fork. There should be an adjustable clevis for adjusting the clutch free play. I think I'd adjust all the free play out so the throwout bearing is in constant contact with the clutch fingers and take the tractor out to do some heavy tillage. Keep your clutch pedal pushed down until it breaks free. Shut it down and readjust the free play until it seems normal. I have also found that clevis and clevis pin to be worn and need replacement.

Good luck,

Paul in MN
 
I don't know about that model, but on most you should be able to pull the starter to get enough access to the flywheel that you might be able to spray some brake cleaner on the clutch. While I wouldn't recommend it, some folks even use PB Blast on the really stuck ones and then use brake cleaner later to remove any of the residue from the PB Blast.
 
Had this same issue with our 9700 and tried everything. Go ahead and split it and get a new pressure plate. I remember having to pry ours off after it was split. One thing that does help is get long stud bolts to help marry the engine back to the transmission.
 
(quoted from post at 17:37:03 11/17/13) Had this same issue with our 9700 and tried everything. Go ahead and split it and get a new pressure plate. I remember having to pry ours off after it was split. One thing that does help is get long stud bolts to help marry the engine back to the transmission.
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Yes Jeff, threaded rod or long bolts are always a big help realigning.
 
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