Clutch aligning tool

Paterson1961 · Oct 18, 2014

ok so ring gear has been replaced and starter put back I just put the clutch on and I see that I need an alignment tool what do I use ? And where do I get it?

8n tractor
Any position starter should be in?
Thanks

Tom N MS · Oct 18, 2014

While inside there always a good thing to replace the front trans. input shaft seal..While shaft is out use it as the alignment tool...

Bob · Oct 18, 2014

If you do not choose to take the input shaft out, most any generic automotive clutch alignment tool you can rent or buy starting in the $20 range will do the job.

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Tom N MS · Oct 18, 2014

Yea and most amny clutch kit comes with one, and ought to...

HCooke · Oct 18, 2014

I use an old input shaft from a parts tractor. But I have a plastic alignment tool that came with a clutch kit. I you cannot find, beg or borrow an alignment tool, I will send you mine for the cost of shipping.

ASEguy · Oct 18, 2014

Good tip.

old · Oct 18, 2014

As To said or buy one from an auto parts store cost is around $20 or so then you have one for life unless you loose it

Tom N MS · Oct 18, 2014

Learned that here on the forum yrs ago, so not my smarts but someone else's and it makes sense and does work--has to work. BTDT -- Tks

Paterson1961 · Oct 18, 2014

That's just the four bolts and the shaft comes out -- no hidden springs, fluids or things that go pop?

Tom N MS · Oct 18, 2014

No springs and such inside--might have to wiggle or rotate the shaft a tiny bit (by hand---no force) to get the gear on the shaft to drop back in place.

Del Huebner · Oct 18, 2014

This is what you will see when you remove the 4 bolts and the shaft. The 4 studs you see in the picture I made to hold the gasket in place and help line up the shaft when re-installing.

John in Mich · Oct 18, 2014

I've never used a clutch aligning tool on an N. Eyeball and feel clutch plate evenly behind the pressure plate. Bring trans and engine together carefully piloting the input splines into the clutch plate. Using long bolts through the housing flanges, I lightly tighten each side and rotate the input shaft with the pto shaft at the rear of the tractor (may have to have one rear tire off the ground). Some magic words and wala!
I can be hard headed.

Tom N MS · Oct 18, 2014

Good idea-yea, it is kinda close space to work in when trying to get the gasket situated abd the gears to re-mesh. I did that on hydraulic covers but had not thought about it for this application. Also picture is better than lots of words..

Bob · Oct 18, 2014

There's no reason NOT to use an alignment tool.

Even with the best job a guy can do with one, sometimes the splines hang up a bit.

It doesn't take much of a push to permanently damage the lined plate.

If "tweaked" even a little, the clutch will drag when released, or be "grabby" for the rest of it's life.

Over the years, I've cleaned up plenty of messes from clutch hack jobs.

greywolf224 · Oct 18, 2014

(quoted from post at 22:05:28 10/18/14) This is what you will see when you remove the 4 bolts and the shaft. The 4 studs you see in the picture I made to hold the gasket in place and help line up the shaft when re-installing.

Hey Del, is that the gasket or the shims that the studs are holding in place? I thought that there should only be shims there to set the pre-load? Also if you remove the input shaft I thought you need to re-set the preload?

Del Huebner · Oct 19, 2014

No shims, just a thin gasket. Here is a 2N with the gasket in place.

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