I have a Ford 7710 series 2. It was well maintained but was left set for a couple years. One day I started it only to discover that the clutch was stuck to the flywheel. With the clutch pedal pushed down, I started slipping it in and out of gear and holding the brake to try and get it to pop loose, but had no luck. My buddy got in the tractor and got a little more radical with shifter, two hands on the gearshift and was really ripping it , and might not have had the clutch pushed in......well, something broke. The clutch broke free, but the tractor would barely move, kinda like the clutch was slipping. And within a couple minutes the tractor would not move at all.
Well I got the tractor in the garage now, and checked the DP pressure with all possible combinations of fwd, pto, and DP possible.... pressure is constant 180 psi. So I'm kinda stumped. Also I noticed if I have transfercase gearshift in low range or reverse and shift transmission back and forth between 1st and 3rd without actually putting it into gear the tractor kinda tried to move a couple inches.
Also, if I press the gearshift into 1st or 3rd gear I can feel the teeth on the gears clicking by, if I push a little harder it will stop the gears. Also pushing the clutch pedal stops the gears in about 2 to 3 seconds.
Does anyone have any ideas what might have broken? I immediately thought DP, but with 180 psi, that seems unlikely. Could it be something with shifter linkage? Or Maybe twisted center out of clutch or something? I hate to split it if I don't have to.
Thanks for your help
Dusty
Well I got the tractor in the garage now, and checked the DP pressure with all possible combinations of fwd, pto, and DP possible.... pressure is constant 180 psi. So I'm kinda stumped. Also I noticed if I have transfercase gearshift in low range or reverse and shift transmission back and forth between 1st and 3rd without actually putting it into gear the tractor kinda tried to move a couple inches.
Also, if I press the gearshift into 1st or 3rd gear I can feel the teeth on the gears clicking by, if I push a little harder it will stop the gears. Also pushing the clutch pedal stops the gears in about 2 to 3 seconds.
Does anyone have any ideas what might have broken? I immediately thought DP, but with 180 psi, that seems unlikely. Could it be something with shifter linkage? Or Maybe twisted center out of clutch or something? I hate to split it if I don't have to.
Thanks for your help
Dusty