I posted this and it disappeared so I will try again.
Last year I installed a different flywheel in my LA because the one I had had a bad ring gear. I found a flywheel with good ring gear for less money than just a ring gear. At the time I also decided to replace the clutch disk. Like an idiot I totally forgot to replace the throwout bearing. When I got it back together the propeller shaft would not stop spinning when I put my foot on the clutch. Sometimes I would get lucky and it would, but usually it would not, or it took a while before it stopped. When I released the clutch it also gave me a nasty squealing noise, which I assumed was the throwout bearing I never changed.
This week I decided to replace the throwout bearing, but I am still having the same problem. If I lay on my back and look up at the clutch assembly I can see that everything is moving freely. With the clutch pedal pressed down I can spin the clutch disk with my finger, so I know the throwout bearing is doing its job. When clutch pedal is released the clutch disk locks solid against the flywheel.
With the tractor in gear and my foot on the clutch, if you try to push the tractor the propeller shaft spins between your legs.
With the clutch pedal pressed, if I spin the loose clutch disk with my finger, it actually turns the propeller shaft.
What would cause this? Does it have something to do with the brass bushing in the flywheel that the clutch shaft slides into? I would not think it was a tight fit since the clutch shaft slides into it easily when I install the clutch housing.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Last year I installed a different flywheel in my LA because the one I had had a bad ring gear. I found a flywheel with good ring gear for less money than just a ring gear. At the time I also decided to replace the clutch disk. Like an idiot I totally forgot to replace the throwout bearing. When I got it back together the propeller shaft would not stop spinning when I put my foot on the clutch. Sometimes I would get lucky and it would, but usually it would not, or it took a while before it stopped. When I released the clutch it also gave me a nasty squealing noise, which I assumed was the throwout bearing I never changed.
This week I decided to replace the throwout bearing, but I am still having the same problem. If I lay on my back and look up at the clutch assembly I can see that everything is moving freely. With the clutch pedal pressed down I can spin the clutch disk with my finger, so I know the throwout bearing is doing its job. When clutch pedal is released the clutch disk locks solid against the flywheel.
With the tractor in gear and my foot on the clutch, if you try to push the tractor the propeller shaft spins between your legs.
With the clutch pedal pressed, if I spin the loose clutch disk with my finger, it actually turns the propeller shaft.
What would cause this? Does it have something to do with the brass bushing in the flywheel that the clutch shaft slides into? I would not think it was a tight fit since the clutch shaft slides into it easily when I install the clutch housing.
Any ideas would be appreciated.