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8N clutch problem HELP!!! Zane?

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Matt Doyle

06-10-2001 13:33:23




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A few weeks ago, I removed the engine from my 8N to replace the flywheel ring gear. Today I reinstalled the flywheel, with the new ring gear, on the engine. Then I reinstalled the clutch on the flywheel. I didn't have a "dummy shaft" to realign the clutch to center but I got lucky and the engine, after some raising and lowering of both the engine and the rear half of the tractor, slid right on the shaft. I got all engine mount the bolts in and snugged but not torqued. Now, the clutch won't disengage. I adjusted the external clutch linkage 4 turns and still no disengagement. What did I do wrong or neglect through ignorance? Do I need to pull the engine back off and do something else to the clutch? By the way, the clutch was working fine before the engine removal and I did not replace any parts of the clutch. Sorry this was so long, but I wanted to explain as much of what's going on as I could.

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smokles

06-10-2001 20:35:22




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 Re: 8N clutch problem HELP!!! Zane? in reply to Matt Doyle, 06-10-2001 13:33:23  
matt the long end of the hub faces away from the engine i put a post up the other day where i made a alinment tool with a spark plug socket large enough to fill the hole then i stuck a 3 inch extention down the socket backwerds it worked just like a store bout one
good luck



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ZANE

06-10-2001 20:00:47




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 Re: 8N clutch problem HELP!!! Zane? in reply to Matt Doyle, 06-10-2001 13:33:23  
Probably a good chance the disc is installed wrong. It should be installed with the hub sticking out not in if my memory serves me right.

The way to check is to lay the disc on the flywheel and if the hub is resting on the flywheel it is backwards.

No way to fix it but break it again.

You won't do it wrong but once!

You can usually eyeball the clutch by looking straight into the spline hub and aligning it with the pilot bearing.

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Dell (WA)

06-10-2001 15:01:18




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 Re: 8N clutch problem HELP!!! Zane? in reply to Matt Doyle, 06-10-2001 13:33:23  
Matt..... .the clutch disk center splined bushing is an "offset" design and if'n installed wrong side out, it will not release. Try turning the clutch the other face out. Unfortunately, this means you'll have to split the tractor again, but think of it this way, you're up on the learning curve..... .Dell



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Matt Doyle

06-10-2001 18:25:46




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 Re: Re: 8N clutch problem HELP!!! Zane? in reply to Dell (WA), 06-10-2001 15:01:18  
Thanks, Dell. I thought I put it together the same way it came apart. But, I've made mistakes before. Like a couple of months ago when I rebuilt the hydraulic pump and tried to put that together with 1 set of pistons backwards. I'll pull the engine again and turn the clutch plate around. Hopefully, it will then be right. With so little time to work on this thing, I'm beginning to feel like bg and his 8N kit with the wind chimes.

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bg

06-10-2001 19:42:58




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 Re: Re: Re: 8N clutch problem HELP!!! Zane? in reply to Matt Doyle, 06-10-2001 18:25:46  
My wind chimes are getting smaller and my tractor is getting larger. At least I never put the clutch in backwards. I saw a new tool somewhere the other day, maybe eastwood, that is supposed to make clutch alignment easier.



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JerryU-Here's the thing

06-11-2001 03:59:18




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: 8N clutch problem HELP!!! Zane? in reply to bg, 06-10-2001 19:42:58  
Lisle makes all kinds of weird specialty tools including the clutch alignment tool. Here's the link. Scroll down one and you will see it. An interesting site to look around.



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