I have a Ford 5600 cab tractor, I forgot the year. But, my dad and I tried to pull start it one day and think we blew the clutch out. I was curious who out there has done this, and how difficult it will be to replace and how you did it. I know you have to split it apart and roll it away. But I'm having trouble deciding how to do it. I don't have a shop on concrete I can do it. Is there any special tools I'll need? And if I decided not to do it myself, is there a estimated price for mechanic to do it? Thank you!
- Thread starter Okie97
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The cab and loader will make splitting the tractor real fun!!! I would make sure you did in fact blow the clutch. The only way you would have done that is being in too low of a gear and pulling it faster than it would normally go in that gear. IF you did indeed tear your clutch out I would NOT try to split it with out having a flat concrete surface to split it on, especially with a cab. You do not need a shop but you do need a solid flat surface to support jacks/blocks/stands/etc. I have done splits in cattle yards before.
As far as special tools you will need an alignment shaft but you can buy a simple alignment tool kit from from Lisle tool. It works fine on single disk clutches.
As for the labor time to split the tractor and replace the clutch. With the loader and cab it could real easily take 15-20 hours of labor for the complete job. I would estimate $1250-1500 for labor only and that is if you do not have AC on the cab. Add a few more hours if you have AC.
As far as special tools you will need an alignment shaft but you can buy a simple alignment tool kit from from Lisle tool. It works fine on single disk clutches.
As for the labor time to split the tractor and replace the clutch. With the loader and cab it could real easily take 15-20 hours of labor for the complete job. I would estimate $1250-1500 for labor only and that is if you do not have AC on the cab. Add a few more hours if you have AC.
I would completely remove the loader before venturing to split it OR taking it to a repair shop. It makes the job so much easier either way. Should save some expense for a repair shop job. I would never attempt a split without it being on a concrete floor or slab.
Cliff Nelson
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If it has Dual Power you may have damaged that instead of the clutch. It is accessible after splitting at the clutch so if the clutch is in tact, look into the Dual Power next. Try a pressure test on the Dual Power before you start to see if it is normal.
I'm assuming it doesn't have dual power? I'm sure you know it will not pull start if it does since there is no drive connection there
unless the engine is running.
As far as splitting it goes.... that will be a real treat with the cab and loader..... Knock the loader off of it first.
Find a flat piece of ground. Then either get a large piece of FLAT plate that the tractor can sit on or at least a strip of minimum 1/4"
plate to fit between the wheels and run the length of the tractor. Beyond that I just use a couple of 3 ton floor jacks and some blocking.
Wedge the front axle so it can't pivot... then start stripping her. Unbolt the firewall panel from the head. The rest should be pretty
straight forward. Depending on the loader mounts you may or may not need to remove them... The worst part will be getting the two top bolts
out of the transmission housing.
Be careful about what clutch you order when you get in there as there are several.....
Rod
unless the engine is running.
As far as splitting it goes.... that will be a real treat with the cab and loader..... Knock the loader off of it first.
Find a flat piece of ground. Then either get a large piece of FLAT plate that the tractor can sit on or at least a strip of minimum 1/4"
plate to fit between the wheels and run the length of the tractor. Beyond that I just use a couple of 3 ton floor jacks and some blocking.
Wedge the front axle so it can't pivot... then start stripping her. Unbolt the firewall panel from the head. The rest should be pretty
straight forward. Depending on the loader mounts you may or may not need to remove them... The worst part will be getting the two top bolts
out of the transmission housing.
Be careful about what clutch you order when you get in there as there are several.....
Rod
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