While coasting 8N clutch engages with the foot pedal dow

kent@ingridcs.net · Aug 10, 2021

Now the foot pedal no longer causes the clutch to disengage. Any ideas on cause? I assume it is a linkage/connector problem internal to the clutch housing. Wondering if there is clutch adjustment or do I need to break apart the tractor... TIA

jimtrs · Aug 10, 2021

(quoted from post at 13:13:30 08/10/21) Now the foot pedal no longer causes the clutch to disengage. Any ideas on cause? I assume it is a linkage/connector problem internal to the clutch housing. Wondering if there is clutch adjustment or do I need to break apart the tractor... TIA

First of all..... No Coasting with a tractor!

Does the clutch pedal "feel" like it's pressing the clutch, or is the pedal just flopping around?

Don't assume the worst. Start with the basics, Yes, there is a clutch pedal adjustment. If the pedal "feels" like it's pressing the clutch, try adjusting the clutch pedal free play to spec.

grhuck · Aug 10, 2021

(quoted from post at 10:13:30 08/10/21) Now the foot pedal no longer causes the clutch to disengage. Any ideas on cause? I assume it is a linkage/connector problem internal to the clutch housing. Wondering if there is clutch adjustment or do I need to break apart the tractor... TIA

It's possible that your clutch has gotten stuck (rusted) to the flywheel. By pushing the clutch pedal down and releasing the clutch the disc is stuck tight enough that instead of just coasting to a stop and mechanically unhitching the the engine from the transmission-thus allowing you to put the thing in gear-the engine continues to drive the transmission. This has happened to me a couple of times.

Here are the 2 remedies I've found.

1) Try and start it in 1st gear then while holding the clutch pedal down find some rough ground to drive over. The goal is for the load to act through the transmission input shaft and pop the clutch free from the flywheel face. With C pedal down the little guy will coast to a stop when the disc is freed. If the tractor is one that's hard to start this may not be easy to do.

If that doesn't work...
2) Pull off a plug wire maybe 2 if it will still start and repeat the above process. The one or two dead misses will hammer against the stuck clutch disc. This method works best if the engine is warmed up.

Hobo,NC · Aug 11, 2021

Without more info it sounds like a oil soaked clutch disc. When oil soaked they drag for a bit before releasing all the way. When coming to a stop they will drag you alone for a bit : (

Dean · Aug 11, 2021

Insufficient information in your post but if you have been coasting down hills with the clutch disengaged and the tractor in gear you have been over speeding the clutch disc.

Doing so can cause marginal clutch linings to be thrown off and remnants can become lodged between the mating surfaces preventing the clutch from disengaging.

Dean

lha · Aug 12, 2021

My 9n was acting like that,clutch stuck engaged. I tried everything from pulling a load with pedal tied down to riding at full
speed,third gear up a hill on the road. I had to put a rebuilt oil pump in anyway,so split it. The clutch was stuck to the flywheel
and the pressure plate was kind of stuck to the clutch plate. I put a clutch kit from this site,which worked well.

JMOR · Aug 12, 2021

(quoted from post at 11:21:27 08/12/21) My 9n was acting like that,clutch stuck engaged. I tried everything from pulling a load with pedal tied down to riding at full
speed,third gear up a hill on the road. I had to put a rebuilt oil pump in anyway,so split it. The clutch was stuck to the flywheel
and the pressure plate was kind of stuck to the clutch plate. I put a clutch kit from this site,which worked well.

oasting down a hill, especially in a low gear, can over-speed the clutch to the point of destruction. I witnessed a 2 1/2 ton truck, in granny gear, coast down a hill with clutch in and when it disintegrated, much of it cut its way out thru the lower clutch cover/dust pan!

Dean · Aug 12, 2021

I saw a friend of mine do the same thing with an Oliver TLB about 40 years ago.

Shoved in clutch to coast down hill on driveway without taking transmission out of gear and clutch disintegrated.

No small job to replace.

Dean

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