gear grinding

Farmall A when I fisrt start it up or if I let out the clutch after driving I get gear grinding. After I get it into gear any gear it does not grind again unless I let out the clutch in nutural then push the clutch pack in then it grinds Adj needed?

If the pedal to platform freeplay is at an inch to 1.125" the adjustment is fine. If it will not slow down to enable a clash free shift (wait 10 long seconds) the pilot bearing may be dragging, or the disk might be warped. The test is to put it in any gear, then with the clutch pushed in, take it out of gear. Keep clutch in all the way. If it is then taken out of gear (clutch remains in) for 10 seconds does it grind. If so it is dragging. If not it is pretty normal. There is no syncro in these units at all. If the gear oil is low (or thin) it will allow the gears to coast too long, check that as well. JimN

When you get on running tractor, or as you describe have it in neutral with clutch out, depress the clutch, hold the shift lever opposite reverse, as if you were tryin to put it in the gear that is not there.

I'm not sure about the A, but it stops transmission in SA, 100, 130 and 140. Try it and let us know the results.

HOw is the steering on that tractor???? Lots of slack???

HOw is the steering on that tractor???? Lots of slack???

Not anymore after that front end swap out. Nice and tite. thanks

The solution is deceptively simple. I'll bet if you push that clutch in and hold it for a minute then try shifting, the gears won't grind. If you have a belt pulley or a power take off that is engaged you can actually see the motion come to a stop. That's because you are breaking the link and allowing the momentum of the transmission to slow to a stop.

What's going on there during your typical shifting attempts is that when in neutral the clutch no longer fully disengaged. There isn't enough contact by any stretch to move the tractor but there is more than enough to get the main shaft in the transmission spinning while it is not engaged to any gears. As it spins thusly and you try and engage a gear you're going to create all sorts of noise and grinding as you force the thing to lose it's built up momentum and stop spinning by the friction your gears create while grinding away until they stop moving enough for the teeth to mesh and engage. It's definitely not good for your gears but assuming you have clutch adjustment, easily addressed. Simply adjust it so that it gives the effect of more clutch resistance and thus travel earlier on as you push in on the pedal. It would be too confusing for me to try and call this "in" or "out".