johnnyblaze
New User
OK---I learned my lesson.
I was brush hogging with my Ford 4000 in some pretty thick (too thick) stuff and ripped off part of my clutch lever along with the rod---had to turn the tractor key off to stop it since I couldn't take it out of gear (unless, as I found
out later I was at very low rpm). I found the rod and part of the clutch lever in the field----but the remaining part of the lever (the section that goes around the shaft) is still on the shaft. Looks like the remaining part of the
lever is welded on to the shaft. How can I get the thing off? (Should I have it re-welded in place or will it cause my clutch lever shaft seal/bushing to leak? Does it unbolt from the other side of the tractor and then the whole shaft
and lever slides out?)
I'm thinking about grinding off the remaining part of the clutch lever and jury rigging another similar lever onto the shaft---but it would be nice to fix it correctly and reliably.
Please help---Johnny Blaze 315-564-3036
I was brush hogging with my Ford 4000 in some pretty thick (too thick) stuff and ripped off part of my clutch lever along with the rod---had to turn the tractor key off to stop it since I couldn't take it out of gear (unless, as I found
out later I was at very low rpm). I found the rod and part of the clutch lever in the field----but the remaining part of the lever (the section that goes around the shaft) is still on the shaft. Looks like the remaining part of the
lever is welded on to the shaft. How can I get the thing off? (Should I have it re-welded in place or will it cause my clutch lever shaft seal/bushing to leak? Does it unbolt from the other side of the tractor and then the whole shaft
and lever slides out?)
I'm thinking about grinding off the remaining part of the clutch lever and jury rigging another similar lever onto the shaft---but it would be nice to fix it correctly and reliably.
Please help---Johnny Blaze 315-564-3036