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Bad Clutch on a WD45

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Kent H.

08-12-2004 11:25:25




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I was cutting tall grass with a 5' King Kutter when the clutch on my WD45 went out.

Can someone speak on the difficulty of splitting the tractor to replace the clutch VS the cost to have it repaired?

Any idea how much it will cost to have it repaired?

Thanks,
Kent




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wdTom

08-12-2004 17:44:12




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 Re: Bad Clutch on a WD45 in reply to Kent H., 08-12-2004 11:25:25  
Country Lad is right if it is the dry or engine clutch controled by the foot pedal. If it is the wet or transmission clutch controled by the hand lever on the right side of the steering wheel, well then you must support the frame of the tractor with two legs to the ground about where the back of the bellhousing is. these legs must have a long "foot" bolted to the bottom to keep the front of the tractor from tipping as you remove the back half. The legs must be bolted to the frame with two bolts to the leg to hold them in place. You "pre load" them a bit to take the weight of the tractor, unbolt the frame rails from the rear axle, along with the steering wheel support, and a few other things, and then with a support under the drawbar support roll the back of the tractor back. This will allow you to access the hand clutch and remove it. There is more to this job than I have described here. At the very least you need a reprint of a factory repair manual. It isn't a hard job but if you are not comfortable with it get some help. To put the tractor back together a big help is two pieces of 3/4" rod about 12 or 15" long threaded on one end. Screw these into the rear end where the frame rails are bolted, one on each side, helps to aling things when you are rolling the back half into the front. When doing this make sure the shaft sticking out of the transmission is centered into it's hole before rolling the back forward. Again, get the book.

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JMS/MN

08-12-2004 17:16:55




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 Re: Bad Clutch on a WD45 in reply to Kent H., 08-12-2004 11:25:25  
Country Lad and John both bring up valid points. Your second sentence sends up a red flag. You talk about splitting the tractor to replace the clutch vs having it repaired. Neither one can be done without pulling the engine. You don't split the tractor. John's point, asking about which clutch- is especially relevant. Sounds like a true diagnosis is in order. You need to have someone who knows WD45s to look at the tractor and figure out just what is wrong. I suspect a bunch of inexperience- are you running a tractor that is not well-maintained? No operator manual and regular lube service, etc?. You may have burned out either the engine clutch or the transmission clutch.

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Bill(Wis)

08-12-2004 17:09:45




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 Re: Bad Clutch on a WD45 in reply to Kent H., 08-12-2004 11:25:25  
Country Lad has the correct answer. Unless you want to split the tractor for the fun of it.



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Country Lad

08-12-2004 16:49:02




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 Re: Bad Clutch on a WD45 in reply to Kent H., 08-12-2004 11:25:25  
You do not have to split tractor. You pull the motor. Removing the sheetmetal and radiator is about a fourth the job. With poor equipment and crude tools about 4 hours. Good shop with hoist and impact wrenches and air ratchet you may cut time in half. Never did one in ideal conditions.



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John (MO)

08-12-2004 12:24:51




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 Re: Bad Clutch on a WD45 in reply to Kent H., 08-12-2004 11:25:25  
1: Tall grass and King Kutter, there"s your first problem!

2: The difficulty of splitting the tractor to do the work, has most to do with if you have the shop, tools, time and ability to do the job correctly.

3: Paying someone else to do the job... See #2 above and replace the word "YOU" with "THEY".

4: I"ll check a flat rate manual tonight. You are talking about the foot clutch, is that correct?

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Kent H

08-12-2004 20:57:59




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 Re: Bad Clutch on a WD45 in reply to John (MO), 08-12-2004 12:24:51  
Yes, it is the foot clutch.
Admittedly, I know little about tractors. Own the original manual and a shop book, and have done straight-forward thing like replace the starter and radiator, but a neighbor who farm has helped with tune-up and maintenance. Would like to get some idea how much work it is before deciding weather to mention anything to him.

Thanks,
Kent



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