Greetings to all. I have a 1955 Ferguson TO35 with the dual clutch. Was backing up when the clutch pedal lost resistance, went all the way down and the old girl lunged back. Shut her down and had no clutch action at all. Split it in half and found the 3 pressure plate fingers had sheared off.
It has taken me a while to find a complete used pressure plate. Found one that I was guaranteed would be an exact match, put it in (with new pilot and throw out), bolted the tractor back together and, through the inspection cover on the underside, find that when the clutch pedal is fully depressed, it is still a good 2+ inches away from contacting the throw out bearing. Separated it again (only a few bolts this time) and even if I were to readjust the fingers,there is now way they are going to contact the bearing.
Am I missing something here?
Both plates appear identical, bolted in place on the flywheel no problem. I cannot compare the old plate fingers as they are sheared half off.
All rusty in the picture, but it had been sand blasted and looked new. Been sitting a while.
Any pointers would be great appreciated. Thx M
It has taken me a while to find a complete used pressure plate. Found one that I was guaranteed would be an exact match, put it in (with new pilot and throw out), bolted the tractor back together and, through the inspection cover on the underside, find that when the clutch pedal is fully depressed, it is still a good 2+ inches away from contacting the throw out bearing. Separated it again (only a few bolts this time) and even if I were to readjust the fingers,there is now way they are going to contact the bearing.
Am I missing something here?
Both plates appear identical, bolted in place on the flywheel no problem. I cannot compare the old plate fingers as they are sheared half off.
All rusty in the picture, but it had been sand blasted and looked new. Been sitting a while.
Any pointers would be great appreciated. Thx M