rightofcenter77
New User
About 2 weeks ago, I was driving the tractor and I heard a "thunk" and the tractor stopped moving. I ended up splitting the tractor, draining out a ton of hydraulic fluid that had accumulated in the clutch housing, replaced the input shaft seal and clutch. I added hydraulic fluid after putting it back together. It seems like a successful repair. I drove the tractor around a little bit, and then I heard that same noise which I can only describe as a "thunk." I'm not sure it would have been audible to anybody but me. The engine kept running but the tractor stopped moving and the PTO will no longer engage.
I took the transmission housing cover off, started the engine, and saw the drive shaft start to turn, but then stop. It also appears some of the hydraulic fluid is gone. I'm stumped. I can't imagine the clutch is failing to engage with the flywheel, since the clutch is new and I doubt enough fluid could have possibly leaked in there to cause a problem. And it's even stranger that the tractor worked for a short period.
Also - and I'm not sure if this is related - the shifter does not seem to want to hold in first or third position. It bounces right back into neutral when I push it into 1st or 3d. In the very short spin I took the tractor, I was unable to use first or third.
I'd appreciate any thoughts.
Sean
I took the transmission housing cover off, started the engine, and saw the drive shaft start to turn, but then stop. It also appears some of the hydraulic fluid is gone. I'm stumped. I can't imagine the clutch is failing to engage with the flywheel, since the clutch is new and I doubt enough fluid could have possibly leaked in there to cause a problem. And it's even stranger that the tractor worked for a short period.
Also - and I'm not sure if this is related - the shifter does not seem to want to hold in first or third position. It bounces right back into neutral when I push it into 1st or 3d. In the very short spin I took the tractor, I was unable to use first or third.
I'd appreciate any thoughts.
Sean